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This aerial photo taken on Dec. 13, 2019 shows a 50 MW solar power farm in Garissa, Kenya. (Xinhua/Xie Han)
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A summit of BRICS nations will convene in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and Monday, with members hoping to weigh in on global crises while tiptoeing around U.S. President Donald Trump's policies. The city, with beefed-up security, will play host to ...
Modi Visits Ghana to Strengthen Ties as India Seeks to Rival China in Africa
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ghana's President John Mahama agreed on Wednesday to deepen security and mining ties during the first visit by an Indian leader in three decades. Resource-rich Ghana, seen as a beacon of democratic stability in Africa, ...
India’s Modi Visits Ghana en Route to BRICS Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due in Ghana on Wednesday, the first Indian leader to visit the cocoa-rich country in three decades as the Asian nation competes with China and Russia for economic influence in Africa. He is scheduled to hold ...
China Hosts Iranian, Russian Defense Ministers Against Backdrop of ‘Momentous Change’
China hosted defense ministers from Iran and Russia for a meeting in its eastern seaside city of Qingdao on Thursday against the backdrop of war in the Middle East and a summit of NATO countries in Europe that agreed to boost military spending.
Putin Will Not Travel to BRICS Summit in Brazil Due to ICC Warrant: Kremlin
Vladimir Putin will not travel to Brazil for next month's BRICS summit due to the outstanding International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant on the Russian president, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Putin is wanted by the Hague-based ICC for the alleged illegal ...
Bots Pushed Anti-China Narrative Ahead of Ghana Mining Ban
By Nicholas Roll Before Ghana banned foreigners from its gold trade earlier this year, an online bot campaign pushed anti-Chinese sentiment, blaming Chinese nationals for exploiting the country and stealing its resources. The west African ...
China’s South Asia Watcher Spotlight the Dangerous India-Israel Axis
Amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, a WeChat account called South Asia Research Bulletin published a translated and annotated version of an article originally written by journalist Mohammad Asif Khan for The Electronic Intifada, titled “India’s sinister alliance with Israel” (June 7, 2024). The Chinese version was ...
India Defense Minister Heads to China Summit
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to China this week for talks with his regional counterparts, New Delhi said Tuesday. Ties between the world's two most populous nations have improved in recent months, after hitting a low in 2020 over ...
China and India Confirm Warmer Border Relations
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Beijing on Monday. Doval is also Delhi’s special representative for border issues with China, and the meeting focused on continuing the thawing of border relations following a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping ...
India Desperately Seeks Rare Earth Imports From China Despite Anti-Beijing Rhetoric, Chinese Media Say
Chinese news platform Guancha.cn recently highlighted India’s contradictory stance on rare earth imports, citing multiple Indian media reports. The Economic Times revealed on June 10 that while Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urgently sought Chinese rare earths for India’s auto ...
India, China to ‘Expedite’ Restarting Direct Flights
India said Friday it had agreed with neighboring China to "expedite" the process to resume direct flights between them in a sign of further improvement in ties, although no timeline was given. Flights were halted after the COVID-19 pandemic and a ...
Viral Video Dissects India’s Chip Ambitions — Should China Be Worried?
A video titled “Legendary or Joke? Modi Officially Announces India's Homegrown Chips Are Ready for Launch” has gone viral on Bilibili, produced by the Chinese media outlet Guancha.com. The piece presents a balanced yet critical examination of India’s recent declaration about domestic chip production - a ...