India assumes Chair of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre
India and eight neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand are the founding members of ADPC
India and eight neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand are the founding members of ADPC
I n the new geopolitical contestation and great power rivalry that has seen the United States and China pitched against each other in spreading their respective spheres of influence in various regions of the world, the smaller countries are exposed to their vulnerabilities when wooed either by strategic compulsions or economic doles.
Once upon a time, China was invited to large multilateral military exercises, with RIMPAC in Hawaii being an obvious example.
When after a year, India’s external affairs minister S. Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on 4 July 2024 for a formal discussion on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, he said there is a “need to redouble efforts to achieve complete disengagement” in eastern Ladakh.
China’s latest reaffirmation of its extensive economic policy goals signals a persistent commitment to long-term ambitions, yet continues to omit critical details on implementation.
The Chinese embassy in Kathmandu, in its official statement, iterated that it would support Nepal “though thick and thin”.
The government should relieve the burden on young parents' shoulders, Zhang said.
Earlier this month, authorities froze assets belonging to Lai, including his bank accounts and his stake of 71.26 per cent in Next Digital ~ estimated to be worth $ 45 million.
He would not rule out a faster pace in the later stage of the rover’s mission, depending on its operational state at the time.
If China does not care for India’s objection to China’s presence in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), why should India care for China’s objection to Taiwan’s bid for observer status in the World Health Assembly?
