China

Soon after the curtains have been drawn in the 20th Party Congress in Beijing, Chinese diplomats have begun to signal their apparent intent to re-engage with a sceptical India. Soon …

Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled his new leadership line-up, hauling four new faces in the seven-member Standing Committee of the Politburo, the country’s top leadership platform. With Xi as …

The decks have been cleared for Chinese President Xi Jinping to assume a precedent-breaking third term in office following the closure of the 20th Party Congress—a once in five-year event …

The Chinese Communist Party has just concluded the 20th Party Congress with Xi Jinping consolidating his position even further. In this new episode of Under The Radar, our host Atul …

Why did China’s President Xi Jinping choose October 16, despite it being a Sunday, to open the Chinese Communist Party’s National Congress which is expected to approve his unprecedented third …

China began its once in five years Party congress which will pick a new leadership line-up, record “achievements” of the past half a decade and work towards a roadmap till …

China goes into its once in five years huddle on October 16. The Great Hall of the People in Beijing—an imposing heavily pillared Soviet style structure, within the eyeline of …

A rare protest against China’s President Xi Jinping and his policies surfaced in Beijing on Thursday, just ahead of the crucial meeting of the Communist Party that is poised to …

In our 2nd episode of Under The Radar, we look at an event of not just geo-political but also of geo-cultural significance. Specifically , we analyse the fierce, but less …

An “ordinary” Chinese vase put up for auction in France and valued at €2,000 ($1,900) was sold for almost €9.12m ($9 million) after fiercely competitive bidding by buyers who were …

With Pakistan as the  battleground, China has warned the United States,  not to undermine Beijing-Islamabad ties. In a veiled but sharp attack on the US, China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nong …

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its latest economic update has pegged India’s GDP growth rate at 7 per cent, lower than the 7.5 per cent projection made in April. …

The single digit growth of 7 per cent year-on-year registered by China’s exports sector in August will cause embarrassment for Beijing which is slated to hold its 20th National Congress …

Beijing is sending its top legislator Li Zhanshu to Kathmandu on Monday,  raising speculations about the purpose of the visit. According to the official announcement made by Nepal and China, …

Indian and Chinese troops have begun disengaging from Gogra-Hot Springs, a key friction point along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. “On 8th September 2022, according to the …

Talks on ways to tackle the growing Chinese assertion – from Eastern Ladakh to the Senkaku Islands – could dominate the second India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Meeting which will be held …

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts to minimize casualties as a 6.8-magnitude earthquake killed at least 21 and injured dozens of others in southwest China’s Sichuan Province …

It is clear that Chinese President Xi Jinping will not ease his much criticised zero Covid policy despite a steady slowdown of economic activities and increase in unemployment. Consider this. …

Chinese spy ship Yuan Wang 5, is reported to be mapping the Indian Ocean bed 2000 kilometres south of Sri Lanka  with the possible objective of exploring a new sea …

China will inject a massive stimulus package of an additional 1 trillion yuan — $146 billion– to bolster sagging growth and create jobs. The local governments, which are key to …

The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) – a body comprising of prominent Uyghur, Kazakh and other East Turkistani independence leaders who represent East Turkistan and its people – has condemned the …