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Maldives Votes in the Shadow of India-China Rivalry
The Maldives votes Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to test President Mohamed Muizzu's tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot's traditional benefactor. Primarily known as one of the most expensive holiday destinations in South Asia, with pristine ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Apple Assembled $14 Billion Worth of iPhones in India in Its Last Fiscal Year
Apple assembled $14 billion worth of iPhones in India in its last fiscal year, providing more evidence of the electronics giant's rapid diversification of its supply chain beyond China. The company also hopes improved sales in the Indian market will help offset slumping demand for Apple products in ...
Modi Calls for Stable Ties With China and End to Border Dispute
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat down for an interview with the U.S. news outlet Newsweek and made conciliatory remarks on China, calling for stable ties and a resolution of the long-running border dispute between the two countries. Yet while Modi ...
Could India Outgrow China During This Decade?
While India’s $3.5 trillion economy is still overshadowed by China’s $17.8 trillion giant, it could equal its neighbor in purchasing power parity by the end of the decade, according to calculations by Bloomberg. However, this would depend on boosting infrastructure and skills, setting up more factories, and ...
Terrorism Tops the Agenda at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting in Kazhakstan
National security advisors from the nine member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and several observer states gathered on Wednesday in the Kazakh capital, Astana, to discuss the growing threat posed by terrorism in Russia and Central and South Asia. ...
Border Tensions Between China and India Flare Anew Following Naming Controversy
India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, scoffed at the release of a list of 30 locations recently re-named by Chinese authorities in the disputed Himalayan region known as Zangnan in China and Arunachal Pradesh in India. China's Ministry of Civil Affairs published an ...
Only a Heavily Militarized Border With China Will Keep the Peace, Says India’s External Affairs Minister
Chinese and Indian diplomats met in Beijing on Wednesday for the 29th round of talks aimed at defusing tensions along their disputed boundary in the Himalayas. The only takeaway from this meeting is that the two sides are actually talking ...
Pressure Mounts on China as Three More Asia-Pacific Governments Back Philippines in South China Sea Standoff
Three of the largest, most powerful governments in the Asia-Pacific region weighed in on Tuesday on the deteriorating security situation in the South China Sea, and condemned Beijing for its use of force against Filipino vessels. South Korea and Australia issued ...
Manila is a Popular Destination for China’s Rivals
The tense South China Sea dispute between Beijing and Manila will likely intensify when the top diplomat from China's primary rival in South Asia tours three ASEAN countries, including the Philippines. India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, will visit Malaysia, ...
Jaishankar Says India Needs to Bolster Its Manufacturing Sector if It Wants to Effectively Counter China
India's top diplomat S. Jaishankar said military force alone is not going to be enough to counter China. Instead, India will have to build up its manufacturing capacity to reduce its economic reliance on the Chinese. "We need to recognize that ...
China Says Military Delegation Visited Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
A Chinese military delegation recently visited the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal to discuss further cooperation in defense issues, Beijing said on Wednesday. China is seeking to build closer ties in South Asia to counter its strategic rival, India, for influence. ...
Indian PM Visit to Disputed Border Territory Sparks Angry Chinese Response
China lodged a formal diplomatic protest with the Indian government over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit last weekend to a contested border region that China claims as part of "South Tibet" (Zangnan). "China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the Indian leader’s visit ...