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The Indian government is said to be mulling a plan to frame stricter and thorough scrutiny of investments from China, which use indirect routes to reach India
India, China hold corps commanders level talks amid massive deployment
Over thousands of Indian Army men stand a few metres away from Line of Actual Control against Chinese People's Liberation Army even as corps commanders of two countries' military meet at Moldo on Monday to resolve the border issue and ease tension in Eastern Ladakh
China finally admits it lost 'less than 20' soldiers in clash with India
A day after Indian media reported that India had handed over dead bodies of 16 Chinese soldiers to the People's Liberation Army (PLA), China on Monday for the first time admitted that it lost "less than 20" troops during the violent face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh last week
Maharashtra puts three Chinese projects on hold
The Maharashtra government has put on hold three major agreements signed with Chinese companies at the recently concluded Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0 investor meet, officials said
Chinese hackers now target website of DPIIT that curtailed Chinese FDI
Amid the rising India-China border tensions and a phishing attack alert by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a key Indian government business department's website was hacked on Monday
Undue benefits to Chinese firms, sleaze in CPEC rile Pakistanis
Islamabad is unlikely to take any action on companies -- mainly Chinese firms-involved in high-level corruption in the power sector
Chinese media intriguingly sketchy on Galwan clash; casualties kept secret
One can only be surprised by the English-speaking Chinese media's coverage of the latest deadly border clash on June 16 between the Indian and Chinese armies in Ladakh
Haryana axes two power sector contracts with Chinese companies
The BJP-led Haryana government has cancelled contracts with Chinese companies for installing pollution control equipment worth Rs 780 crore at two of its thermal power facilities in the wake of heightened tension between the two neighbours
Beijing woos Dhaka with tariff cuts, but Bangladeshis oppose China
Citizens of Bangladesh are not happy even as China offered to exempt tariff on 97 percent of the products made in their country
Bangladesh’s measures in COVID-19 battle disappoint Chinese experts
A Chinese team of experts has expressed deep concern over the public awareness about COVID-19 and the medical treatment of the disease in Bangladesh
India changes RoE across LAC, firearms can be used in 'extraordinary situations'
India has changed the Rules of Engagement (RoE) across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after a barbaric attack was carried out by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops on Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, killing 20 Indian soldiers
Strategically important bridge in Eastern Ladakh completed
The construction of a strategically important bridge over the Shyok river in eastern Ladakh was completed on Thursday amid the face-off with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Galwan Valley
US calls China 'rogue actor', blames it for face-off with India
The US called the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) a "rogue actor" and held it responsible for the violent face-off along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh where 20 Indian soldiers were killed and dozens injured earlier this week
97% Indians will boycott buying major Chinese brands: Survey
Given the anti-China mood in the country, 97 percent people say they will boycott buying major Chinese brands like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, WeChat, Tik Tok, according to Local Circles survey
