New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) India is steadily improving in terms of industrial depth to become a global superpower, a report has said.”The challenge before India is to become a more technologically capable, industrially mature and structurally resilient one. It will have to enhance its ability to manufacture precision and high-end industrial machinery that can produce other machines, the report from India Narrative said.It further highlighted that it has a long way to go in developing dense, vertic…
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Taipei, May 18 (IANS) Taiwanese President William Lai has said that Taiwan’s independence means that “Taiwan is not part of the People’s Republic of China [PRC]” and that “the Republic of China [RoC] and the PRC are not subordinate to each other,” local media reported on Monday. Lai made the remarks during a youth forum for the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) 40th anniversary.He said that sovereignty is the basis of statehood, adding that there would be no RoC without Taiwan, as the…
Washington, May 18 (IANS) Former US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned that the United States is facing one of the most dangerous periods in its modern history, saying that China poses a broader and more formidable challenge than the Soviet Union ever did.Gates told CBS News on Sunday that the US was confronting an unprecedented strategic environment shaped by the combined challenge of China and Russia, both nuclear-armed powers increasingly aligned against Washington.”For the first time …
Washington, May 17 (IANS) Former US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned on Sunday that the United States may need to shift toward a wartime-style defence production model to counter China’s growing military power and replenish critical weapons stockpiles depleted by conflicts in Iran and Ukraine. Speaking on CBS News, Gates said that Washington faced mounting shortages in precision-guided munitions, missile defence systems and drone capabilities at a time when Beijing was rapidly expanding its…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump returned from a high-profile summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping facing growing questions over whether the closely watched meeting produced any major strategic breakthroughs between the world’s two largest powers, according to experts. The two-day summit dominated Sunday political talk shows in the US, where officials, analysts and critics debated the significance of Trump’s China trip amid rising tensions over Taiwan, trade, Ir…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) Concerns are growing in Taiwan after President Donald Trump indicated that future US arms sales to Taipei could become part of broader negotiations with China following his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Taiwan’s representative to the US, Alexander Yui, warned on Sunday on CBS News that Taiwan needed continued American weapons support to deter what he described as growing Chinese aggression across the Taiwan Strait.”If we want to prevent a war from…
Taipei, May 17 (IANS) Taiwan’s Presidential Office has expressed Taipei’s commitment to maintaining the cross-strait “status quo” and contributing to regional peace and security, local media reported on Sunday. “It is an undeniable fact that the Republic of China is a sovereign and independent democratic nation,” Taiwan’s Presidential Office spokeswoman Karen Kuo reiterated, adding that China has no right to claim sovereignty over Taiwan, Taipei Times reported.The Presidential Office’s state…
Brussels, May 16 (IANS) China’s Taiwan policy reflects concerns over losing control of the historical narrative, domestic comparison, diplomatic influence and strategic containment. Taiwan represents a distinct governance model that contrasts with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – “a living rebuttal to the idea that Chinese identity requires authoritarian rule,” a report mentioned this week. Writing for the European Times, Khedroob Thondup, the nephew of the Dalai Lama, said that Beijing c…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Global oil prices surged sharply this week, with benchmark crude contracts ending Friday’s session more than 3 per cent higher, after renewed tensions between the United States and Iran dampened hopes of a near-term breakthrough over the Strait of Hormuz — one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes.Brent crude futures settled at $109.26 a barrel, gaining $3.54 or 3.35 per cent on Friday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ended at $105.42 a bar…
Washington, May 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump defended US military operations linked to Iran and insisted Tehran’s military capabilities had been severely damaged.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while travelling to Anchorage, Alaska, Trump said, “We had a total military victory,” claiming the United States had destroyed Iran’s naval and air assets and degraded missile production facilities.Trump also mentioned that he had agreed to the ceasefire despite reservations, des…