NSA Ajit Doval with Vietnam's National Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang

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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Chinese and Russian-linked hacking campaigns in recent weeks targeted Indian vaccine makers Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech, cyber intelligence and threat discovery platform Cyfirma said on Monday

Pakistan enhances security of CPEC projects in Balochistan

Pakistan has intensified security in the southwestern Balochistan province in a bid to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in the region

Pakistan PM Imran Khan congratulates Chinese President Xi Jinping for eradicating 'extreme poverty'

Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday appreciated Chinese President Xi Jinping for eradicating 'extreme poverty' in the country

Have Chinese hackers infiltrated India's power sector?

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India, China to have a hotline for timely exchange

China and India have agreed to establish a hotline to exchange views timely following talks between foreign ministers of the two countries, reports China's state-run Xinhua news agency

China's power loans triggering a debt trap for Pakistan

Pakistan is emerging as the new nation which is struggling to repay Chinese loans extended under the Belt and Road Initiative, media reports said

China's strategy of creeping forward won't work with India: Army Chief

China has a habit of creeping forward, making very small incremental moves, to achieve its objectives, said Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane, adding that this strategy will not work with India

With pacts with Maldives and Mauritius, India seeks to offset Chinese influence in Indian Ocean Region

India has swiftly taken a giant step in countering Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean, with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar signing two defence pacts with Maldives and Mauritius - each with strong maritime dimensions

India-China strategic rivalry expands to Russian Far East

The India-China rivalry has now pushed into the Russian Far East, where the Modi administration is planning significant investments in the energy and other sectors

After military disengagement in Ladakh, India and China move on political dialogue

After military disengagement from eastern Ladakh, India and China are set to engage in a political dialogue led by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and China's state council and foreign minister Wang Yi

China's Galwan video showed Indian Army captain's bravery

China, in a video released on social media, showcased the bravery of an Indian Army officer during the Galwan Valley clashes in Eastern Ladakh

Pakistan softens terms to get Chinese loans for crucial rail project

After a delay of whole three years to kick start its most ambitious rail line project, Pakistan appears to soften its terms for getting $6 billion loans from China

India, China military talks on Saturday for further disengagement

Indian and Chinese military delegates will meet on Saturday for the tenth round of talks to discuss disengagement at other friction places at the Line of Actual Control, sources said

China honours five soldiers for Galwan clashes

For the first time, China on Friday honoured its four People's Liberation Army soldiers killed and one injured during clashes with Indian Army troops at Galwan Valley, Chinese state media said

Quad to oppose China's 'forceful attempts' in Indo-Pacific

China figured in the Quad ministerial meeting with the four foreign ministers concurring that Beijing’s  “forceful attempts” to change situation on the seas in the region should be strongly opposed, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry

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