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Is Sri Lanka falling to Chinese debt trap?

February 22, 2021 sanket

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government over the past few months has canceled projects with many countries including India, the United States, and Japan. On February 1, 2021, Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa canceled the Colombo Port East Container Terminal (ECT) project with India and Japan. Reportedly, this project had received strong opposition from trade unions […]

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India’s Increased Focus on Border Development in Arunachal Pradesh close to the Sino-Indian Border

February 20, 2021 sanket

New Delhi: The Indian Government approved the construction of 18 border patrol foot tracks covering 600km of the Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh at a cost of Rs 1,1162 Cr. Arunachal Pradesh (AP) accounts for nearly 32% of the 3,488 km long international border between the 2 countries. The rest of the border runs through […]

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India-China Border Disengagement: The tenth round of commander-level talks underway

February 20, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India and China at Moldo on Saturday morning held the tenth commander-level talk to discuss disengagement at four more locations. China and India has already withdrew its troops and army from the Pangong Tso. China may take more time at two locations to remove its troops and weapons. The tenth round of commander-level […]

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‘US welcomes India’s emergence as leading global power’

February 10, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The United States of America welcomes India’s emergence as a leading global power and its role as a net security provider in the region, States Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday. The US defined India as its one of the most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Secretary of the State Tony […]

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COVID-19: China trying to pressurize Nepal to buy its vaccine

February 8, 2021 Vinayak Barot

– Vinayak Barot New Delhi: Taking advantage of political turmoil and impending general elections in April in Nepal, China is trying to pressurize the Himalayan country to buy COVID-19 vaccine from Beijing, leaked documents have disclosed. The Nepal government has not given permission for the use of Chinese vaccines yet. According to media reports from […]

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Budget 2021: Government may increase the Defence Budget

January 29, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Current challenges for India at China and Pakistan borders may force the government to increase defence budget in 2021. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget 2021 on February 1. The government of India had increased its Defence budget 6 percent last year which was around 15 percent of total budget. […]

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Clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers at Naku La in Sikkim border, 20 Chinese soldiers injured

January 25, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Amid tension at India-China Ladakh border – Chinese soldiers had tried to cross the border at Sikkim and 20 PLA soldiers were injured by the Indian army. The official announcement on Monday said that Chinese soldiers had tried to cross the border three days ago and were challenged by Indian soldiers in Naku […]

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Border Dispute: China-India to hold ninth round of military talks on Sunday

January 23, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India and China will hold another meeting at the border to reduce tension in eastern Ladakh on Sunday. The corps commander-level talks will be held at Moldo on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The meeting comes at the peak of winter when sub-zero temperatures have forced both sides […]

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Biden’s WH: ‘Foreign policy may be tough for China’

January 21, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Vinayak Barot New Delhi: With Joe Biden taking oath as the 46th US President on Wednesday, Chinese political experts are apprehensive that the new Commander-in-Chief of the American armed forces “may not give relaxation to China in trade and other relations.” Official Chinese media outlet Global Times also said Beijing is in an alert mode and expected that […]

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Sindhi protesters use posters of Modi, Hasina, Saudi Crown Prince; demand freedom from Pakistan

January 18, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Vinayak Barot New Delhi: Protesters in Pakistan’s restive Sindh province displayed posters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladesh counterpart Hasina Wajed, US President-elect Joe Biden, and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin-Salman, and other world leaders, on Sunday, demanding freedom of Sindh from Pakistan and the creation of a separate Sindhudesh. The protesters organized […]