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Xi's mentality pushes world towards a new Cold War
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China might pretend to be neutral, yet it is anything but, for Xi has deliberately hitched his chariot to Russia's warhorses. The dictatorial Chinese leader refuses to criticize Putin's bloody invasion of Ukraine and instead accuses the USA and NATO of prolonging it.
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G7 opposes China's 'militarisation activities' in South China Sea
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The G-7 joint statement comes in the wake of French President Emmanual Macron's remarks during his recent visit to China where he said that Europe should not become a "follower" of either Beijing or Washington and avoid getting involved in any conflict between the two countries over Taiwa
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As India transitions to cashless society QR codes, sound boxes mushroom al
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Although relatively new to the game, India has significantly expanded its fintech landscape since 2016. Today, South China Morning Post said government data shows nearly 40 per cent of all payments in the once cash-only economy are digital.
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Through invented antiquity, Beijing seeks to validate territorial claims
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Name-giving is a process through which Beijing seeks to validate territorial claims through invented antiquity. While this tactic may not immediately alter boundaries, it is part of Beijing's longer-term strategy of validating territorial aggrandisement.
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US Navy destroyer sails near contested island in South China Sea militariz
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
US Navy has sent a destroyer near a contested island in the South China Sea.
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Chinese military raises tensions everywhere it goes
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Is there any place where China is not exacerbating security concerns? Nearly everywhere one looks, China is ratcheting up tensions and flexing its muscles, whether in the South China Sea, around Taiwan, along the border with India, in the East China Sea, is steadfastly supporting Russia in a
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China backs military-ruled Myanmar: Report
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In the South Korean-based East Asia Foundation, the writer said that China couldn't let go of its "weak" neighbour Myanmar as it provides Beijing with direct access to the Indian ocean and also makes it possible to bypass the contested South China Sea.
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China's 'Global Security Initiative' counters Chinese policy of bullying c
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
With the "Global Security Initiative" (GSI) announced in April 2022, Xi Jinping is trying to offer China as an honest broker in conflicts which is counter to the actual Chinese policies and actions which demonstrate its contempt for the United Nations Charter and UN entities when they are
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Geopolitical importance of Indian Ocean
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
While the focus remains on the western Pacific and the South China Sea, because of the China-US direct interests, the Indian Ocean is a major geopolitical theatre. Several key energy-producing countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Qatar and the UAE are located in the region. More t
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US reacts to Beijing's "warning off" claim
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the same warship sailed through those waters to challenge the Chinese claims, CNN reported. The warship conducted what the US Navy calls a "freedom of navigation
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Philippines confronts Chinese diplomats over South China Sea disputes
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Protesting over China's aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea, Philippine diplomats on Friday confronted their Chinese counterparts in closed-door talks over territorial disputes in the busy waterway, reported The Manila Times.
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Expelled trespassing US destroyer off Xisha Islands, claims China
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Global Times reported that "without any authorization from the Chinese government, guided missile destroyer the USS Milius on Thursday made an illegal intrusion into Chinese territorial waters off the Xisha Islands, sabotaging the peace and stability in the South China Sea", Senior Colonel T
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