As we move out of the Leh Airport on Thursday, we notice that an eerie silence has gripped the town -- the markets are shut and not many people are on the streets due to the coronavirus pandemic
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
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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
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DFCCIL terminates Rs 471 cr tender with Chinese firm
Amid the India-China border standoff in Ladakh's Galwan Valley where 20 Indian soldiers were killed by Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) including an officer, the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL)has decided to terminate the tender worth Rs 471 crore with the Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute of Signal and Communication Group Company Limited (BNRRDISC) due to non-performance, sources said on Thursday
Sri Lanka approves billion-dollar tower block by China in Colombo Port City
Sri Lanka has approved a billion US dollar mixed development tower block project in Colombo Port City, where the sea has been reclaimed by a Chinese company at a cost of 1.7 billion dollars, ministers said. “The Cabinet has approved Sri Lanka’s largest mixed development project,” Cabinet spokesman said
Chinese woman envoy 'inspired' PM Oli to redraw Nepal map
Even as border clashes between India and China escalate geopolitical tensions in the subcontinent, the pro-China government in Nepal seems to be in no mood to budge from its position on redrawing the country's map
India-China military talks end in stalemate, dialogue to continue
Indian and Chinese military talks at Galwan Valley over the violent clash along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh ended in a stalemate on Wednesday
Tender for 5.6 km tunnel to Chinese firm 'yet to be finalised': Government
Almost a week after the Chinese firm Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company Ltd (STEC) became the lowest bidder for constructing the 5.6-km New Ashok Nagar-Sahibabad underground tunnel of the 82 km Delhi-Meerut RRTS project, the India's Ministry of Urban Development on Wednesday clarified that the tender is in "process" and "yet to be finalised"
Gwadar agreement with China: No clause for 40-year tax holiday
In a stunning disclosure, Pakistan maritime affairs secretary admitted on Wednesday that the original Gwadar Port concession agreement offered only 20-year – not 40-year – tax holiday to port operators and there was no provision for extending the tax concession to sub-contractors
Afghanistan turns to China to battle the virus
The government of Afghanistan has asked for help from China in the training of medical staff to fight the coronavirus
An entire Indian Army's company was trapped and 'savagely attacked' by Chinese PLA
Around 120 Indian soldiers, almost an entire company, was trapped and encircled by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and followed by savage and deceptive attacks, many to a point of mutilation, on Monday night, informed military sources said
India tells China to reassess its actions, take corrective steps
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday, asked China to "reassess its actions and take corrective steps" in view of the "unprecedented" violence along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh
US for peaceful resolution of India-China standoff in Ladakh
The US says it supports peaceful resolution of the stand-off between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh where at least 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops have been killed in violent clashes
Day after bloody clash, China claims sovereignty over Galwan Valley
A day after India lost 20 of its soldiers in the bloodiest border skirmish in 45 years with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, China said that it has always "maintained sovereignty over the Galwan Valley region"
China sends mixed signals to India over border stand-off
China on Wednesday continued to send mixed signals with its support for peaceful resolution of the stand-off in Ladakh on the one hand, and laying claim in the Galwan valley on the other
Tibet Autonomous Region gave health materials to Nepal border town
Tibet’s Jhomba County had provided health materials to Mustang. Earlier, Mustang District Disaster Management Committee had sought health materials from the Tibet government to control and contain COVID-19 in the district
China tried to unilaterally change status quo in Ladakh, says India
India on Tuesday hit out at China for unilaterally attempting to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, which led to the killings of troops of both the countries in a violent clash on Monday night
