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Strong Defence Ties, Yet Limited Trade: The India–Vietnam Economic Puzzle
One highlight is VinFast, Vietnam's electric vehicle producer, announcing an investment commitment of US$500 million for a manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu in south India. The company has also engaged its Indian supply chain with more than 300 local suppliers, aligning with the host country’s domestic industrialization agenda.
Sri Lanka’s Indirect Taxes are Among the Highest in the World: Negatively Impacting Middle Class
Sri Lanka is already seeing signs of higher inflation together with expected slowdown in overall GDP growth during next two years. But the worst impact is going to be gradual shrinking of the middle class and increase in poverty.
Building ASEAN–India Integration Through Digitalization: A Bridge to Strengthen Economic Relations with Southeast Asia
ASEAN–India integration through digitalization is therefore not merely a technical choice. It is a strategy to strengthen competitiveness, expand economic self-reliance, and build a stronger position within the Indo-Pacific economic order.
India's Poverty Reduction: But Is It Translating into Shared Economic Prosperity?
India has demonstrated that economic growth, social transfers and improved access to essential services can substantially reduce extreme deprivation. But the next stage will be considerably more demanding. It requires a different pattern of growth: one that creates productive jobs, raises real wages, increases women's economic independence and distributes the gains from growth more widely
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Indian soldiers tell Chinese troops to stop incursion attempts, put up barbed wire
Indian soldiers have set up barbed wire obstacles at points where Chinese troops have come a few metres away from their positions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh
Mizoram bans use of Chinese bike in state to curb smuggling
The Mizoram state government has banned the use of China-made Kenbo motorcycles as they are being used in the border state to bring smuggled or illegal substances, including drugs, from neighbouring Myanmar, an official said on Wednesday
China starts fresh build-up north of Pangong Lake
As India dominates south of Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh, China has started fresh build-up at Finger 4 area north of the Lake, sources said on Wednesday
China trying to convince domestic audience it can fight war
China is now trying to convince its own people that its Army can fight a war and has the advantage over India
China ready to boost cooperation with Pakistan on law enforcement
Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi has said that the Chinese side stands ready to maintain strategic communication and deepen law enforcement cooperation with the Pakistani side
Chinese troops with spears, guns again near Indian position at LAC
Around 40 to 50 PLA soldiers, armed with spears and other sharp-edged weapons as well as guns, have come just a few metres from the Indian Army position on the heights north of Rezang La in eastern Ladakh, and are likely to make a fresh attempt to dislodge the Indian soldiers, sources said on Tuesday
China tests secret spacecraft amid crisis with India
China claims to have successfully tested a secret "reusable" spacecraft amid the border crisis along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India in Ladakh and confrontation with multiple nations in South China Sea
India, China accuse each other of firing warning shots, escalating tension
India and China accused each other of indulging in a fresh skirmish at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, where troops fired warning shots in the air to scare and push back each other
PUBG breaks ties with China-based Tencent for India operations
PUBG Corporation on Tuesday said it has made the decision to no longer authorise the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile franchise to China-based Tencent Games in India, opening the possibility of the ban being lifted
China confirms five missing Arunachal youth found on their side: Minister
Five persons from Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing on Friday, have been found in the Chinese territory, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday
Chinese team discusses investment avenues with Pakistan
Pakistan holds vast investment opportunities in the telecom, energy and processed food sectors, said the head of a three-member Chinese trade delegation, Goa Bao Jun
Fresh skirmish between Indian, Chinese troops at LAC
India and China indulged in a fresh skirmish at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh where the militaries of both countries fired in the air to scare and push back each other
Tibetan hero who died foiling China incursion laid to rest
Subedar Nyima Tenzin, the Special Frontier Force (SFF) officer of the Indian Army killed in a military operation on the south bank of Pangong Lake, was laid to rest at Leh with full honours on Monday
Pakistan, China renew resolve to ‘iron brotherhood’, ‘all-weather’ friendship’
Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Nadeem Raza, met Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Defence and Security Cooperation Conference at SCO Forum in Moscow
