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Canada’s parliament passes motion saying China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide

February 25, 2021 sanket

Ottawa: Canada has passed a non-binding motion on Monday saying that China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims is a genocide. This has put pressure on Trudeau’s government to follow suit and take similar action. The parliament voted 266-0 for the motion brought by the opposition Conservative Party. Canadian PM Trudeau and his Cabinet abstained from the […]

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‘Media Conspiracy’ of Misleading: Indo-China FDI

February 24, 2021 sanket

New Delhi: Many reputed business houses try to mislead readers, giving a story impact that India is allowing 150 investment proposals from Chinese companies. This gives a sense that the Indian government was just waiting for disengagement after the border dispute. The Commerce Ministry sources discarded recent media reports, which suggested that India has given […]

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China Deploys Covid-19 Vaccine to Build Influence

February 23, 2021 sanket

Ethiopia: China has set up a vast supply chain network in Ethiopia’s new airport Cargo Terminal. Beginning with vaccine assembling and delivery in a soccer field-sized freezer to store vials in a control room with a wall of monitors, the Chinese and Ethiopian technicians track the temperatures of every batch. More than one million doses […]

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Government of India to show green signal to 45 Chinese investments: Report

February 22, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The government of India is set to clear 45 Chinese investment proposals including Great Wall Motor and SAIC Motor Corp, media report says. The New Delhi government has been restricted the Chinese investment proposals last year in the view of a dispute with the Chinese soldiers at Ladakh border. China blamed Indian troops […]

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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. […]