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China's growing maritime muscle has implications for IOR security

India has signed a $375 million contract with the Philippines for three batteries of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, among the most advanced in the world. This will be seen by Beijing as a direct threat to its interests in the South China Sea.

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.

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Dalai Lama thanks Biden for support of Tibetan people

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden on his election as the next President of the US, saying climate change is indeed pressing

India-China dialogue to resolve border dispute to continue

The military talks between India and China at Chushul in eastern Ladakh to resolve the border dispute ended in a stalemate but both countries have agreed to continue the dialogue to push for a peaceful settlement, India's Ministry of Defence said on Sunday

India, China talks to de-escalate border tensions end in deadlock

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Chinese court reverts decision on guarantee money in favour of Nepali banks

After an eight-year-long court battle, Himalayan Bank Ltd (HBL) and Bank of Kathmandu (BoK) may finally be able to retrieve more than Rs 1.50 billion from China Construction Bank (CCB) in the case of counter guarantee money for Melamchi Drinking Water Project

War with China can't be ruled out: India's Chief of Defence Staff

India'sn Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Friday said the situation at the Line of Actual Control - the de facto border with China - in eastern Ladakh remains tense and the possibility of a war with China cannot be ruled out

China to suspend entry of non-Chinese nationals from Bangladesh

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, China has decided to temporarily suspend entry of non-Chinese nationals travelling from Bangladesh, holding visas or residence permits still valid at the time of this announcement

India faces challenges on borders, will defend territorial integrity: Defence Minister

In a clear message to China, just ahead of talks to resolve the border issue, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that India is facing challenges on its borders and will defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity

'China's position on the Kashmir issue consistent, clear'

China has said issues regarding "Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK)" should be resolved peacefully and properly according to the UN charter, relevant UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and bilateral agreements

QUAD and BECA will rattle China

India’s two major security decisions taken in October 2020 marked a major shift in its policy to counter China which were meant to strengthen and extend capacities of its armed forces against Beijing’s expansionist moves

Government inaction on Nepal-China border issue riles NC lawmaker

Nepali Congress lawmaker of Karnali Province Jeevan Bahadur Shahi has expressed anger at the Government of Nepal for not even feeling the need to investigate allegation of Chinese encroachment of Nepali land in Humla district

Huge disparity in Chinese, Pakistani staff’s salaries

The Chinese staff recruited by the Punjab Mass Transit Authority for Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project is getting huge salaries in comparison to the local employees, The News has learnt

German shoe firm shifts from China, begins operations in India

Von Wellx, a well-known German shoe brand that was earlier operating from China, has opened up two shoe-making units in Agra

India and three major democracies all set for naval drill in Indian Ocean

In a pointed message to China and its muscle-flexing in the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific, the Quad countries -- an informal security forum comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia -- are all set for annual naval drill Malabar Exercise in the Indian Ocean Region beginning Tuesday

PM Imran Khan to launch 'mega CPEC City' project on Nov 18

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch work on a mega-development project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on November 18

Pakistan to seek China loan rollover

Pakistan has decided to seek rollover of a $3 billion Chinese trade finance facility that it has actually used to repay maturing debt and is not in a financial position to return the money when the facility expires after six months