The external support by China and Russia lent support to the Tatmadaw, especially during the elections, and while ASEAN and western powers have refused to accept the legitimacy of the election, many of the immediate neighbours like India, Bangladesh, and Thailand prefer what they see as stability under the military, given their cross-border concerns.
At a time when global consumers are increasingly drawn to wellness-oriented and sustainable diets, South Asian culinary traditions, particularly those rooted in India’s Ayurveda, offer significant potential. However, without institutional backing, this remains diffused cultural capital rather than strategic influence.
The China tale offers important lessons. China’s rise in the renewable sector is not just fuelled by demand for clean energy, but by a broader strategy, linking energy policy with manufacturing, technology development and global trade. India now seems to have begun taking steps in this direction. Policy measures such as the production-linked incentives scheme for solar manufacturing and efforts to expand domestic battery production are intended to strengthen the country’s clean energy ecosystem.
China’s expanding influence in Myanmar and Bangladesh does not operate in isolation. It is reinforced by Beijing’s long-standing strategic partnership with Pakistan, frequently described by both sides as an “all-weather” alliance. In recent years, Islamabad has sought to revive and expand diplomatic engagement with both Dhaka and Naypyidaw, reflecting a broader effort to re-establish its presence along the eastern arc of the Bay of Bengal. While Pakistan lacks China’s financial scale or infrastructure capacity, its diplomatic signalling complements Beijing’s presence
Aid containing 300,000 litres of pesticides and 50 sets of equipment from China has reached Pakistan, waiting to destroy locust swarms that are evolving into their second generation, Sui Pengfei, Director of International Cooperation Department, Chinese Agriculture Ministry said at a press conference
Chinese President Xi Jinping must have been surprised when he heard the news that Government of India has issued orders that any Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from countries bordering India, including China, would be closely scrutinized and specific permission is required for such investment to take place
Maldives' State Trading Organization (STO) has chartered a flight of the country’s national airline, Maldivian, to carry essential supplies from China
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday evening that the Chinese side has been following the epidemic situation in Nepal, and will continue to firmly support its combat against the COVID-19 outbreak
Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari held a telephone conversation with her Chinese Counterpart President Xi Jinping
China has donated over another stock of essential medical equipment and supplies worth over Rs. 211 million to Sri Lanka to control and prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country
Two construction groups from China have initiated reconstruct and build two quarantine facilities in the Maldives
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR( on Monday directed states to stop using rapid antibody test kits procured from China-based Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics after their results showed wide variations
India’s defensiveness about Chinese FDI has parallels with trade. India Inc. has always been somewhat apprehensive of trading with the dragon as its pricing mechanism is opaque with hidden subsidies and an undervalued yuan, writes N Chandra Mohan for South Asia Monitor
China has dispatched another batch of medical supplies through a special PIA flight to Pakistan to fight the spread of coronavirus epidemic
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has assured Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Sri Lanka will firmly stand with China in supporting the World Health Organization (WHO) to play a bigger role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
China has included parts of Arunachal Pradesh, one of India's northeastern states bordering China, within its international boundaries, an updated version issued by Sky Map has revealed
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), here on Tuesday, asked states to stop the use of rapid testing kits of Covid-19 for at least two days as they were giving inaccurate results
Just days after India amended the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy to check opportunistic takeovers of Indian companies amid the Covid-19 pandemic, China on Monday criticised the move and said that it violates the World Trade Organizations principle of non-discrimination
Amid controversy in the Assam, the government in India's northeastern state China said it would not, for now, use the 50,000 PPE kits that it imported from China, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said
