Japan has announced a $221 million China exit subsidy for Japanese companies to shift their base to India and other regions
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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
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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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Sri Lanka’s Port City says investments not affected by US sanctions on China firms
Colombo Port City, where investors will get land from the government of Sri Lanka are not part of United States sanctions targeted at the ultimate parent company of the project firm, and its foreign investments are not affected, an official said
Pakistan supports Beijing on South China Sea talks
Pakistan on Saturday voiced support for China on the resumption of Code of Conduct (CoC) negotiations in the South China Sea
India, China armies' talks remain inconclusive, top commanders to meet
To prevent the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh from further escalating, the armies of India and China held an interaction on Saturday where they discussed withdrawing forces from the points where there are in eyeball-to-eyeball situations
China hands over five Arunachal youths
Five youths from Arunachal Pradesh, in remote northeastern India, who went missing on September 2 and were later found to be in Chinese territory, were handed over to India by the People's Liberation Army on Saturday amid the ongoing stand-off between the two sides at the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh area
China's SCG donates supplies for Maldives' COVID-19 response
Shanghai Construction Group (SCG) of China on Thursday donated essential personal protective equipment and other medical supplies, to support the COVID-19 response of Maldives amid the global pandemic
China sets up military base at Finger 5 of Pangong Lake, cutting off Indian Army
China has set up a military base near Finger 5, in the north bank of Pangong Lake, completely cutting off the Indian Army
'China-India ministers meet mark substantial step in cooling border issue'
The joint statement and five-point consensus reached by both Chinese and Indian foreign ministers in Moscow marked a substantial step in cooling down the current border situation, exceeding the expectations of most international observers, Chinese mouthpiece Global Times reported
India, China militaries continue talks to ease heightened border tensions
Military representatives of India and China meet on Friday to ease out tensions at the border where both country's troops are metres away, ready to take on each other
China Pakistan economic corridor: Cutting the Baloch melon
Does the cast iron-friendship of brothers China and Pakistan also extend to poverty-stricken Balochistans copper and gold mines? Is this why Chinas growing footprint in Pakistan fired Baloch insurgents who now feel doubly exploited by both Pakistan and now China
Dialogue, disengagement, distance: India and Chinese foreign ministers reach late-night agreement to lower tensions
After a two-and-a-half hour-long meeting that went into the night in Moscow, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said they have agreed on a five-point course of action to de-escalate the four-month-long standoff between their troops at the Line of Actual Control in the disputed region of the Ladakh Himalayas
Joint Press Statement - Meeting of External Affairs Minister and the Foreign Minister of China (September 10, 2020)
H.E. Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India met H.E. Wang Yi, State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China on 10thSeptember in Moscow on the side-lines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting
Indian troops at vantage point on north bank of Pangong Lake
Even as Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops continue to occupy positions on Finger 4 at Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh, Indian soldiers have occupied some heights overlooking PLA positions in the north bank areas, sources said
China designates Nong Rong as new ambassador to Pakistan
China has designated Nong Rong as a new ambassador to Pakistan who is currently a minister in a provincial government, The News reported on Thursday
Chinese company donates 20,000 face masks to Maldives
Chinese construction company Shanghai Construction Group has donated 20,000 masks to the Maldives among other equipment to combat COVID-19
