TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as well as Russian backing for China’s bid to expand its economic and diplomatic influence abroad. The two countries have forged an informal alliance against the United States…
Published By: Kavya Mishra Last Updated: September 29, 2023, 17:07 IST Arunachal Pradesh Prema Khandu. (Source: Twitter/@PemaKhanduBJP) The three Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh were selected to represent India in the ongoing Asian Games but China gave them stapled visa leading to cancellation of their visit China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh as the…
HONG KONG (AP) — Trading in shares of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group was suspended in Hong Kong on Thursday, according to a notice on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The suspension comes after Bloomberg News reported that the chairman of Evergrande, Hui Ka Yan, had been taken away earlier this month…
Last Updated: September 21, 2023, 15:41 IST The ties between India and China have been under severe strain since the deadly clashes in Galwan Valley in June 2020. (Reuters) While initiating a discussion on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, Rajnath Singh referred to the country’s border security and the role of science in protecting…
Published By: Aditi Ray Chowdhury Last Updated: September 08, 2023, 18:49 IST London, United Kingdom (UK) Earlier on Thursday, Gandhi said he had held a closed-door meeting with some members of the European Parliament (MEPs). (Image: X) Stating that “China is proposing a particular view or particular vision of the planet,” Gandhi said, “They (China)…
The US wants the G20 countries to help reshape and scale up multilateral development banks like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a top White House official has said. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication John Kirby said on Wednesday the US will make it clear during President Joe Biden’s…
China’s Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut. Authorities in China arrested two people for smashing a path through a section of the ancient wall, a cultural icon and United Nations-protected heritage site. The area of…
Published By: Kavya Mishra Last Updated: August 30, 2023, 10:45 IST Rahul reached Ladakh on August 17, his first visit to the region since it was granted UT status (Image: Twitter) On Monday, Beijing released the 2023 edition of the so-called “standard map of China” that laid claim over Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as…
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated his claims about China “invading” Indian territory in Ladakh. The Congress leader termed the matter of China including Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as a part of its territory in its latest edition of the ‘Standard Map” as a “serious issue”. Speaking to the media…
New Delhi: Just making “absurd claims” does not make other people’s territories yours, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said while rejecting China’s so-called “standard map” that laid claim over Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as regions within its borders. The EAM said Beijing had even put out such maps in the past claiming territories…