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How China dumped in India using the RCEP intra-trade route

China used both the ASEAN FTA and RCEP tariff concessions to enter the ASEAN market to make it a potential platform for sneaking into the Indian market through the ASEAN–India FTA.

Chinese military activities in the Indian Ocean Region are a warning to India

Sri Lanka is also allowing Chinese research vessels in its ports. China has big plans for the region, not just spy ships.

India's rising power benefits the Indo Pacific

India’s inevitable regional and global leadership  provides a welcome new opening for the country and the region in their security calculations. It remains the region’s most important Asian partner in providing the economic and security fallback that is based on values, trust and proven expectations. 

India-China border standoff continues as disengagement seems remote

Why no heads rolled for the surprises in 2020 with PLA exercising in Aksai Chin and a new road constructed five km short of Galwan?

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India, China agree to push for early disengagement at disputed border

India and China have agreed to push for an early disengagement of the frontline troops at disputed border areas across Line of Actual Control, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday

Indian, Chinese soldiers clash, many injured

Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at Naku La in North Sikkim last week with many injuries reported, said a government source

China's intrusion in Ladakh rooted in Beijing's Middle Kingdom mentality: Tibetan Authority leader

China's intrusion into Ladakh is rooted in Beijing's Middle Kingdom mentality and the five-finger strategy of Mao Zedong for the region, says Lobsang Sangay, President of the Central Tibetan Authority (CTA)

Maldives to revive bilateral talks with China; resumption of Chinese tourism

The Maldives and China are set to hold the seventh round of the bilateral talks on Tuesday virtually

Why Chinese involvement in financial frauds in India is alarming

Within a span of 15 days, two major financial fraud cases involving Chinese nationals have come to the forefront

How China shot itself in the foot over vaccine for Bangladesh

Four days back Bangladesh received two million doses of vaccines from India as a gift

India, China hold 16-hour long inconclusive talks

India and China held marathon 16 hour-long military talks to resolve their ongoing border dispute and thinning of forces along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, a government official said

Two Chinese nationals held by anti-terror squad in Uttar Pradesh

Two Chinese nationals, identified as Xu Xunfu a.k.a July and Li Teng Li a.k.a Alice, have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (UPATS) from Gautam Buddha Nagar, following a red corner notice issued against them by the Interpol

Instant loan apps scam in India - the Chinese link

A month after the Telangana Police began the crackdown on illegal instant loan apps following suicide by five persons, the investigation showed a deeper Chinese link to the scam

Pakistan government evades questions on CPEC in Senate

Opposition parties in Pakistan on Friday walked out of the upper house of parliament, citing the government’s failure to address their key concern regarding the multi-billion China-funded projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), The Express Tribune reported

China to 'speed up' vaccine export to Pakistan

The Chinese government will provide a batch of COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan "as aid" and will "actively coordinate with the relevant Chinese enterprise to speed up export of vaccines to Pakistan", Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a press briefing on Friday

Kerala students pursuing medicine in China left in the lurch

Around 10,000 students from Kerala, studying medicine and allied courses in China, are facing an uncertain future as the Chinese government is not allowing them back in the country to resume their studies

Pakistan to get Chinese vaccine on preferential basis

Chinese pharmaceutical company CanSino Biologics Inc has offered 20 million shots of its Covid-19 vaccine to Pakistan as it gets ready to release efficacy results “in a few days” from phase-III trials that have recently been completed in the country, its local partner told Bloomberg on Friday

For India, it’s time to play the Taiwan card to counter China

Establishing formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan will bring about a paradigm shift vis-à-vis India’s foreign policy. However, the recognition may invite severe ramifications for India, writes Pranay Kumar Shome for South Asia Monitor 

Chinese telecom giants could be out of game in India

Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE could be potentially out of the game in India with the government set for an action plan on the implementation of National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector