Tag: China
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Clashes with CM worry MEA brass
Sections of the ministry of external affairs are worried about the foreign office’s recent clashes with Mamata Banerjee. They are worried on two counts. She might even be the next prime minister, if the political chatter around the 2019 elections is to be taken into account. It’s worrisome if someone so powerful is on the …
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September 19, 2018 -
New US tariffs will add more uncertainties to trade war: China
A tax of 10 per cent will be levied on Chinese imports worth $200 billion and will be increased to 25 per cent from January 1, 2019.
September 18, 2018 -
War without end
The war in Afghanistan is dragging and one does not know when and how it is going to end. At present, the Taliban insurgents are upbeat and the Afghan army is becoming increasingly demoralised and crestfallen. Recently, the Taliban fighters launched a sudden attack on Ghazni, and occupied the city centre. Ghazni is strategically located …
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September 17, 2018 -
The BIMSTEC potential
On August 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for enhanced regional connectivity in his inaugural address at the fourth summit of the seven-nation grouping called Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). India, he said, is committed to working with the group in the critical sectors and to …
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September 15, 2018 -
US proposes new trade talks with China
China's Commerce and Foreign ministries didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on Thursday, CNN said.
September 13, 2018 -
China’s soft-power seduction
The US foreign policy approach to China – from President Donald Trump’s bellicose words and the recent prospect of a trade war, to the administration’s description of China as “a revisionist power” – has been criticised as ineffectual bluster, particularly in the face of growing uncertainty over Washington’s commitment to its allies. But more, it …
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September 13, 2018 -
Road project to benefit China, its neighbours: Envoy
The world has been witnessing the rise of China, India and other developing countries in Africa and Latin America, he observed.
September 12, 2018 -
China rejects report about Pakistan’s rethink on CPEC
China on Tuesday rejected a Financial Times report that Pakistan is mulling to negotiate the terms of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road project.
September 11, 2018 -
China, Pakistan to extend CPEC further
China on Monday said it will extend the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to the west of Pakistan.
September 10, 2018 -
With China in sight, India woos Africa with e-network education project
The project is primarily a technological upgrade and extension of the Pan-African e-Network Project (Phase 1) which was implemented in 48 partner countries across Africa from 2009 till 2017.
September 10, 2018 -
Trump’s stance gives China the shivers
The escalating U.S.-China trade friction engineered by U.S. President Donald Trump has directly hit China’s economy — the source of Beijing’s power. The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping hopes to quickly take the sting out of this situation, but doing so will not be easy. The U.S.-China strategic joint foundation has eroded, and Beijing’s …
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September 9, 2018 -
India, China to launch forum to promote people-to-people contact soon
NSA Ajit Doval is also scheduled to visit Beijing before the end of the year for the next round of talks between Special Representatives (SRs) of the two countries.
September 8, 2018 -
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announces retirement
A former English teacher, Ma co-founded Alibaba with 17 others out of his apartment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in 1999.
September 8, 2018 -
Melting Pot | Congress in a flap with Rahul Gandhi away
Rahul Gandhi seems to be relying on divine intervention to help him win the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
September 4, 2018 -
India’s two-front conundrum
India is possibly the only nation in the world which has two nuclear-powered adversaries on its borders, both seeking Indian territory. The close relationship between Pakistan and China, dubbed as ‘higher than mountains and deeper than oceans’, always creates a threat of a two-front war, which would be the worst-case scenario for India’s military. While …
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September 4, 2018 -
Train to Nowhere
Till not very long ago, even ministers and business leaders used to travel by train. Not any longer. What to talk of the elite, anyone who can afford air travel, never takes a train which is ironical given the fact that the entire focus of the railway administration appears to be on improving passenger amenities. …
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September 4, 2018 -
Dalai Lama lauds Nalanda priests for logical Buddhist teachings
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday praised the seventeen pandits (priests) of Nalanda for their logical way of teaching Buddhism and said he himself is one of their biggest admirers. “The only complete and detailed explanation of the ancient Nalanda teaching has persevered in the Tibetan language which is the reason that the Chinese …
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September 4, 2018