Over the past decade and a half, the Chinese techno-authoritarian state has deeply entrenched itself in the day-to-day lives of citizens through the use of highly sophisticated surveillance technology.
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval conveyed to China that peace and tranquility in border areas and respect for the Line of Actual Control (LAC) are essential for normalcy in bilateral relations between the two countries.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday made it clear that India's relations with China cannot become normal until peace and tranquility is restored on the border between the two countries.
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen defeated local hero Ng Ka Lang Angus in straight sets at the badminton Hong Kong Open on Wednesday to win his first match after retaining the Olympic champion in Paris.
As of Monday noon, Typhoon Yagi and consequent landslides and floods have left 59 people dead and missing in Vietnam's northern region, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.
For China, the exit of the US forces from Afghanistan and a beholden Taliban government in Kabul create a win-win situation, as it opens possibilities of a new market, access to rare earth metals, new vistas for Belt and Road imperatives like the arterial China Pakistan Economic Corridor and the strategic opening to Central Asian Republics like Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
In 2012, 150 thousand barrels of oil were to be excavated from the wells which would then be increased to 300 thousand barrels in 2013.
China's newfound love for the Taliban stems from the July-end meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the Taliban's political commissioner Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in China.
Tesla had several applications in this new batch and they appear to be all new versions of the Model Y.
“These proceedings are a blatant attempt to use human beings as bargaining leverage,” the top American diplomat in China, David Meale, said in a statement
