Amid border tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturday visited Sukna Corps in Bengal's Darjeeling district
Slow Pace of Strategic Indian Projects: These Can Potentially be Gateways to Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival
For India, delays in its strategic projects are not merely bureaucratic setbacks but a matter of national security. Colombo’s motives remain opaque, but for New Delhi, a presence in Sri Lanka’s North and East is non-negotiable.
Beyond De-Dollarisation: Payment Diversification and Debt Resilience for Global South Nations
India could potentially become a bridge between regional economies and the wider Asian and Global South payment architecture. Greater interoperability could support remittances, tourism, trade and financial inclusion while reducing some transaction costs.
Critical Minerals: The New Oil of the 21st Century?
Critical minerals are not literally the new oil, but they may play a comparable role in defining the balance of power. The race has already begun, and India’s preparedness will determine whether it merely secures access to the resources of the new century or helps shape the industrial order that emerges from them.
Trade Pivot Weakens Pakistan’s Grip on Afghanistan, as Others Move in
Afghanistan has sought to limit or reduce its structural vulnerability by moving trade through Iran’s Chabahar Port and Central Asian corridors. Kabul is realigning Afghanistan’s external economic geography by looking towards Iran, Central Asia, China and India.
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Legal status of CPEC Authority questioned in Pakistani Senate
Months after the expiry of an extended term of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority Ordinance, the legal status of the CPEC Authority was called into question in the Senate on Friday
China terms US remarks on its role over Rohingya issue ‘inappropriate’
The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka has reacted to the US claim that China has done very little to resolve the Rohingya issue, terming it "inappropriate and not constructive at all"
First Pakistani film to be released in China after 40 years
Hamza Ali Abbasi-starrer Parwaaz Hai Junoon will debut in China on November 13, shortly before the 70-year anniversary of the day when Pakistan and its key ally established diplomatic relations
Can US extricate Sri Lanka from China's clutches?
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's scheduled stopover at Colombo on October 28, after his meeting with the Indian foreign minister and defence ministers in New Delhi is expected to provide Sri Lanka an opportunity to work towards breaking free of China's domination over its economy
Indo-Pacific QUAD partners fan out to counter China
After being invited by India to participate in the Malabar military exercises, Australia has gone on an overdrive to exchange notes with fellow partners including Japan to counter China's heft in the Indo-Pacific
As Indian and Chinese armies faceoff for winter, India has a strategic advantage
The Chinese have been livid at India’s long-overdue strategic infrastructure development, as also with its speed and timing, writes Col Anil Bhat (retd) for South Asia Monitor
'Sri Lanka to gain from Chinese trade, investment'
Sri Lanka stands to gain from greater Chinese trade and investment, a Sri Lankan diplomat has said
US-India 2+2 meeting to discuss China 'threats'
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the 2+2 ministerial meeting of the top foreign affairs and defence leaders of the two countries in New Delhi next week will discuss the threats from China
India releases Chinese soldier who strayed at LAC
India, in a goodwill gensure, ensured the release of a Chinese soldier who had strayed inside Indian territory across the disputed zone of the Line of Actual Control
India, Taiwan likely to negotiate trade deal, a move that will irk China
After approving incentives for Taiwanese firms, the government is now likely to have formal talks on a trade deal with the Tsai Ing-wen administration
China to invest in Pakistan’s Digital City
Chinese hi-tech companies including Oppo and Haier are interested in investing in Pakistan’s first-ever Digital City, according to K-P IT Board spokesperson Danish
New law to give immunity to CPEC Authority in Pakistan
The Pakistani government has decided to introduce a new law to replace defunct China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Ordinance, local media reported
Australia invited to join Malabar naval exercise with India, US and Japan
In a message to China on getting a wider footprint in the Indo-Pacific region, India invited Australia to take part in an annual naval drill -- Malabar Exercise -- in the Indian Ocean region along with the US and Japan to which Australia has agreed
Nepal-China agreements are stuck
After the 2015 Indian blockade, the Nepal government tried to diversify trade and access to the sea through China
