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Indian tax officials conduct searches at premises of Chinese entities
India's Income Tax Department on Tuesday mounted a search at various premises of identified Chinese entities, their close confederates and couple of bank employees
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Balochistan, Sindhi nationalists unite to oppose Pakistan, China, CPEC
The closer Pakistan slides to China, the further Balochistan inches away from Pakistan. Surging Baloch nationalism has found a new partner - a pro-freedom organisation in Sindh, which also plans to oppose the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - a mammoth $62 billion infrastructure project
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China congratulates Sri Lanka PM on election victory, assures continued support
The Government of China, expressing “heartfelt congratulations” to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna for winning the Wednesday’s parliamentary election, has assured its support to elevate the bilateral relations with greater development
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Pakistan-China border at Sust temporarily re-opens after 11 months
Prime Minister’s Advisor on Commerce and Industries Abdul Razak Dawood on Saturday said the Pak-China border crossing at Sust was temporarily re-opened to clear stranded trucks of Pakistani traders
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With a considerable increase in the deployment of its warships in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the Indian Navy is providing strategic support to its fellow services in the ongoing activities related to the border tensions with China
