China is building the largest power plant the world has ever seen, in a very remote corner of Tibet. But the $167 billion hydropower dam has environmentalists and neighbouring countries concerned. On the Big Take Asia Podcast, host Menaka Doshi speaks to Bloomberg’s Dan Murtaugh about the engineering and geopolitical challenges, and the impact construction … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday attacked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his “stupid self-confidence.” Her remarks came just hours after the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha claimed that China “is sitting inside the country” due to the failure of the Make-In-India initiative. Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul … Read more
In a bid to address a shrinking population and an ageing society, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) is intensifying efforts to encourage marriage and childbirth at younger ages. At the same time, the country is planning to gradually raise the statutory retirement age to manage the growing demographic challenges. Push for Early Marriage and Childbearing … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the SCO Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on July 4 agreed to redouble efforts through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining border issues in eastern Ladakh during a … Read more
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong during a meeting, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong called on External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday. The meeting comes days after a U.S. Congressional delegation met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Dharamshala and called for “self-determination” … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the 15th BRICS Summit meeting in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI India and China have agreed to step up efforts for the disengagement of troops and de-escalation of tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after a conversation between Prime … Read more
While India and Taiwan do not maintain formal diplomatic ties, the two sides in 1995 decided to open a TECC in New Delhi and an “India Taipei Association” in Taipei, which was a “turning point” to promote relations, said Ashok Kantha, former Indian Ambassador to China. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In a … Read more
The U.S: President Joe Biden with European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the G-7 Summit in Japan. | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: The Trump-era focus of the U.S. to decouple from China is being phased out by a new concept. The U.S. has expressed that it is shifting its policy on … Read more
Beijing: China responded positively on Monday to Russia‘s new foreign policy concept, saying Beijing, Moscow and New Delhi are emerging “major powers” with “notable influence” and it was ready to boost ties with them and send a “positive signal” to the world in view of the complex changes. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the new … Read more
The two Asian giants continue to maintain communication via diplomatic and military channels said a senior Chinese diplomat | Representative image. The earlier situation of “emergency control” at the India-China border is a matter of the past, and overall it is stable at present, a senior Chinese diplomat said here. Interacting with journalists on Friday … Read more