By MH Rajesh: A Chinese firm has planned to open a canal akin to the Panama Canal across Nicaragua connecting the Pacific and Atlantic. The $100bn canal will be funded […]
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Xi Rattles Nerves Across Region by Urging Faster Weapons Development
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged faster development of advanced new military equipment to help build a strong army, state media reported, as the country steps up an ambitious modernisation […]
The Handshake Says it All!
Some called it a historic handshake. But the gesture by the two leaders seemed to be an attempt at negating itself, an unwilling attempt at conducting a formality between the two most important members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, with little warmth or vigor in it.
China Passes Counterespionage Law as Part of Major Security Policy Overhaul
A new legislative dragnet to catch foreign spies underscores prevailing sense of insecurity in the new Chinese administration, observe Western security pundits
Eastward Ho! Indian Prime Minister Packs Bags to Visit Myanmar, Australia, Fiji
In what promises to be his longest stint away from home, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expects to break new ground in Myanmar, Australia and Fiji in November, hoping to build the […]
India-Vietnam Relations Rolling in the Deep: How Will China Respond
India and China have stepped up their defence and economic ties with New Delhi deciding to supply of four naval patrol vessels to Hanoi as part of Line of Credit (LoC) signed last […]