A recent clash between China and the US-backed Philippines is in keeping with a rise in Chinese naval expenditure, which analysts say is underpinned by Beijing’s expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea.
On 5 August, the Philippines and the US accused the Chinese Coast Guard of illegally firing water...
New Delhi: China is facing a host of economic troubles — consumer prices have declined for the first time in more than two years, exports are down and one of its largest private property developers is reportedly facing a liquidity crisis.
The reasons behind this are plenty, experts told, ranging from political...
ISLAMABAD:
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declined the immediate suspension of the sentence handed to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case.
A two-member bench, led by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and including Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, heard the PTI chief’s appeal against his conviction, and...
KATHMANDU: A comprehensive public opinion survey conducted by Rahul Karan Reddy, in collaboration with the Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA), has revealed that citizens of Kathmandu, Nepal, exhibit a more positive and relatable sentiment toward India as compared to China.
The survey, which involved over 180 participants...
Indian Railways is set to start international train services between India and Bhutan. The train between the neighbouring countries will be operated from Assam in India and will be aimed at improving tourism between the two nations. Addressing the ongoing progress into the matter, India's External Affairs Minister Dr...
Early last month, Bangladesh and India rolled out bilateral trade in Indian rupees, which was billed by the two countries’ governments as a “landmark” settlement. They said it would not only boost their trade volume with each other, but also help them skirt the global dominance of the US...
WASHINGTON: China's domestic economic woes are prompting fears that Beijing could compensate by escalating the risk of a war with the U.S. over Taiwan, according to experts who closely follow the U.S.-China rivalry.
And China's economic slowdown, already evident in slowing growth, plunging exports and the increasing municipal debt, unemployment...
More than two years after Sri Lanka cancelled a joint India-Japan MoU for the East Container Terminal (ECT) project in Colombo, the three countries are studying ways of restarting trilateral cooperation, said envoys at a conference in Delhi on Thursday. The cancellation of the MoU, worth about $500 million...
China sent navy ships and a large group of fighter jets toward Taiwan, continuing its military pressure on the island, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Thursday.
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has regularly sent flights toward the island in reaction to the island’s political activities. In the...
In recent years, there has been a prevalent discourse which suggests that nationalism has emerged as a key driving force behind China’s foreign policy, particularly in international incidents and crises.
But China’s actions on the global stage exhibit a range of responses to nationalism in different incidents – at times...
