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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicZero-Covid policy

Topic: zero-Covid policy

China reopens borders from Hong Kong to mainland China ending its zero-Covid policy

After three years of one of the world's tightest Covid-19 regimes including frequent testing, curbs on movement, incoming travellers no longer need to quarantine while crossing borders.

Situation in China volatile—A fire incident, a strict Covid policy spreading anger on streets

The Chinese are drawing parallels between the recent protests and the 1989 Tiananmen Square agitation.

On Camera

TV Somanathan’s letter is a reminder—civil servants must roll out the red carpet for investors

The reason that India hasn’t grown at the speed of South Korea, China or Vietnam is because the machinery of the government still holds on to the ‘commanding heights’.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.