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Investments: India keeps China guessing…about borders and business

July 26, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: No wonder India is paying back China in its own coin: keep the enemy guessing. Soon after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval reminded their counterparts in China that bilateral and business relations were hit only after the Chinese intrusion in Eastern Ladakh in 2020, […]

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Pakistan: India ready to cross the LoC to keep honor and dignity, Rajnath warns Islamabad

July 26, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC)—into Pakistan—and urged the civilians to support the armed forces in such a situation. Citing the example of the Russia-Ukraine war, he said the conflict has been going on for more than a year because […]

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Roving Periscope: ‘Missing’ Qin Gang sacked; Wang Yi returns as China’s Foreign Minister

July 26, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Amid speculations about the reasons behind the mysterious disappearance and then sacking of a neophyte Qin Gang, old war horse Wang Yi has returned as China’s Foreign Minister, the media reported on Wednesday. Qin Gang, 57, earned the dubious distinction of serving as China’s Foreign Minister only for 207 days. […]

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Pakistan: Now, even its Army chief wants to “throw away the begging bowl!”

July 25, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi:  Two things that ‘distinguish’ Pakistan from other countries is that it never ceases to surprise others and that it has a vicarious sense of humor. Even the worst socio-political and economic crises have not changed Pakistan a bit. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif was the first to admit in […]

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Quick commerce: ‘Indians most impatient online shoppers worldwide; want delivery in 2 hours’

July 25, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Many Indians, always in a hurry to catch up with the rest of the world and adapt to novelty, are the most impatient e-commerce shoppers, who want their stuff to be delivered within just two hours, a global survey said. Indians are the world’s most impatient online shoppers, with nearly […]

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Roving Periscope: Why do most Chinese Americans view China negatively?

July 25, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: During the Indian Prime Minister’s visits overseas, a large number of Indian migrants line up to greet them. The trend multiplied during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign tours since 2014 and his mega shows have become very popular among Indian immigrants across the world. But when undemocratic leaders from China […]

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Pakistan: FM Dar, as interim PM, may keep the seat hot for his mentor-relative—Nawaz

July 24, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: In outdated feudal societies of South Asia, including parts of India and Pakistan, The Family remains the fulcrum of happenings at all levels–even in diverse areas like politics, films, business, and other professions. No wonder that Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is being viewed as the next caretaker Prime Minister […]

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Roving Periscope: The West and Japan tighten microtechnology screws on China

July 24, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: After investing billions of dollars in developing the semiconductor industry and building up inventories of raw materials, China has suddenly discovered that it actually depends heavily on its arch-enemy, Japan, and its Western allies for technology transfers—the very countries the Dragon has for long been sermonizing, hectoring, and threatening, alternately. […]

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Technology: Elon Musk’s “X” factor ejects Twitter’s iconic Blue Bird

July 24, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Elon Musk has done it again what he often does: surprise us. In a brand overhaul, he has rebranded the social media platform Twitter to a simple “X”, the new logo of the microblogging major, replacing the distinctive blue bird logo. He announced on Monday that Twitter’s logo will change […]

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Tackling China: India tightens screws on Chinese companies, rejects BYD’s $1 bn EV factory proposal

July 22, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Cautiously refusing to fall into China’s traps, India is further tightening the screws on its companies, has rejected Chinese automaker BYD Co’s proposal to set up a USD 1 billion factory for the production of electronic vehicles in India, and is recovering dues from other Chinese companies that evaded taxes. […]

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