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Bangladesh’s air force has quietly moved closer to acquiring one of Europe’s most advanced fighter jets. In recent days, Bangladesh and Italy’s Leonardo signed a letter of intent in Dhaka for the purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. While neither side disclosed numbers or pricing, outside estimates based ...
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Chinese Premier Visits Zambia Amid Geopolitical Competition
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An Iranian flag is placed amids rubble and debris next to a destroyed residential building near Ferdowsi square in Tehran on March 3, 2026. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP
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Thailand 2025 Growth Slashed Amid China Slowdown, U.S. Tariffs
Thailand’s economic planning agency sharply lowered its 2025 GDP growth forecast amid global trade tensions, weak domestic demand, and a slowdown in Chinese tourism. The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) on Monday revised Thailand’s 2025 growth forecast to ...
Chinese EV Battery Giant CATL Shares Surge in Hong Kong IPO
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world’s largest EV battery manufacturer, saw its shares surge more than 16% during its debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following a $4.6 billion initial public offering (IPO). The listing ...
Is China Reviving WWII-Era Base Near India-Bangladesh Border?
Rumors are circulating in the Indian press that China is working with Bangladesh to refurbish a military base close to the Siliguri Corridor, the narrow and strategically fraught region between Bangladesh and Nepal connecting to the country’s northeast states. The ...
Is China Reviving WWII-Era Base Near India-Bangladesh Border?
Rumors are circulating in the Indian press that China is working with Bangladesh to refurbish a military base close to the Siliguri Corridor, the narrow and strategically fraught region between Bangladesh and Nepal connecting to the country’s northeast states. The ...
Pakistani FM Visit to China Could Raise Indian Anxieties
Security will likely feature prominently during Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to China. Dar will be in China until Wednesday, his first foreign trip since Pakistan’s recent conflict with India. He will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and ...
Pakistani FM Visit to China Could Raise Indian Anxieties
Security will likely feature prominently during Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to China. Dar will be in China until Wednesday, his first foreign trip since Pakistan’s recent conflict with India. He will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and ...
Chinese Weapons Get Rare Battle Test in India-Pakistan Fighting
By Rebecca BAILEY with AFP reporters in Islamabad and Washington Just over a week after a ceasefire with India was struck, Pakistan's foreign minister is visiting his country's largest arms supplier, China, with the performance of the weapons they supplied a ...
Critical Mineral Resource Nationalism: What It Means for China and the Global South
Driven by the accelerating global energy transition, resource-rich countries are actively asserting greater control over their critical minerals—lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, and rare earths—through a policy shift known as resource nationalism. While the framing of resource nationalism came from global north countries that dislike policies by ...
Why the India-China Détente May Be Over
After several months of steadily improving ties, India-China relations appear to be cooling once again following the recent clashes in Kashmir. China’s military support for Pakistan during the conflict earlier this month has triggered fresh concerns in New Delhi, with ...
Unmapped Opportunity: What Role for China in Syria’s Reconstruction?
By Sama Aziz and Raphael Angieri Five months since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad and subsequent consolidation of power by insurgent leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and his militant faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Syria’s international repositioning is well underway. Global powers ...
China’s Mideast Strategy in the Trump 2.0 Era
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Chinese Battery Giant CATL Seeks $4 Billion in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese battery giant CATL makes its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, with the firm aiming to raise $4 billion in the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the city so far this year. A global leader in ...