Message from China’s First Astronaut

China joins India in the climate challenge - target Net-Zero university campus

“We are all fighting a global war against our common enemy, which is the climate crisis,” said Dr Rajendra Shende

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. 

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Pakistan enhances security of CPEC

Pakistan Army has said that security of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been further enhanced. On Thursday, Major General Babar Iftikhar, director general of army's media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, said all formations deployed for the security of CPEC have been further equipped and become more active, reports Xinhua news agency

Tibetan-Chinese man arrested in Delhi suspected of working for Chinese intelligence

Nabbed in a crackdown on a multi-billion hawala racket operating in Delhi-NCR, Luo Sang, alias Charlie Peng, is suspected to be an agent of the Chinese intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security (MSS)

Pakistan awarding illegal gold, uranium mining contracts to China in Gilgit-Baltistan

Pakistan, in violation of international laws and defiance of its own Constitution, has given a free hand to Chinese mining companies to plunder natural resources in the occupied Gilgit Baltistan (GB) area

China suspends SriLankan Airline’s Colombo-Shanghai flight over COVID-19 cases

China’s civil aviation regulator has announced that SriLankan Airlines’ Colombo-Shanghai flight and two other airlines would be suspended after several passengers tested positive for COVID-19 on recent flights, Xinhua reported

Chinese Embassy tweets explanation to the Google map image ‘CHINA SW’ in Hambantota

The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has replied to reports about the google map image that had emerged in social media showing multiple buildings in Hambantota spelling out ‘CHINA SW’ saying that it was initially constructed to show ‘CHINA ❤️ SLK.’

Bangladesh in no hurry to trial Sinovac's virus vaccine

Bangladesh is in no hurry to start a late-stage human trial of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd, according to the country's top health officials

Indian tax officials conduct searches at premises of Chinese entities

India's Income Tax Department on Tuesday mounted a search at various premises of identified Chinese entities, their close confederates and couple of bank employees

Chinese firm to invest $300m to set up plasma fractionation plant in Bangladesh

The good news on the economic front has started to roll in once again, with the latest being China-based Oryx Biotech's announcement to invest $300 million to set up a plasma fractionation plant in Bangladesh

Bangladesh PM adviser, policymakers woo Chinese entrepreneurs

Salman F Rahman, advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and policymakers have asked Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in the country and export products back to Beijing using the duty-free access facility

'Deception, disinformation part of China's game plan with India'

China's game plan for the stand-off along the Line of Actual Control with India in Ladakh will include a combination of pressure, deception, disinformation and continuation of its long-term expansionist policies

Is China manipulating Nepal?

Oli’s anti-India posture was seen to be at the behest of Beijing as India converted the unmetalled road into a strategic road through which the Indian Army and guns can reach the Tibet plateau early, a strategic development not to China's liking, writes Jai Kumar Verma

Take China to international fora for building 'potential water bomb' in Tibet: Congress

The opposition Congress has asked the Modi government to take up, in various international fora, the issue of China building an artificial lake just upward of Arunachal Pradesh which can be a "potential water bomb" and have devastating effect on the Siang basin in the border state

Balochistan, Sindhi nationalists unite to oppose Pakistan, China, CPEC

The closer Pakistan slides to China, the further Balochistan inches away from Pakistan. Surging Baloch nationalism has found a new partner - a pro-freedom organisation in Sindh, which also plans to oppose the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - a mammoth $62 billion infrastructure project

A new wave of progress for Pakistan under CPEC

Work on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has picked up pace in the past few months. We have seen a series of groundbreaking ceremonies and inauguration of completed projects

China congratulates Sri Lanka PM on election victory, assures continued support

The Government of China, expressing “heartfelt congratulations” to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna for winning the Wednesday’s parliamentary election, has assured its support to elevate the bilateral relations with greater development