Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, during his meeting with PM Narendra Modi in Melbourne on Thursday, raised the issue of China’s latest launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) into the South Pacific , Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has confirmed. “This was raised by the Australian Premier and there was a certain amount of concern expressed about this development. The Prime Minister mentioned that we see the Indo-Pacific as an area where we would …
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Taipei, July 8 (IANS) National Endowment for Democracy President and CEO Damon Wilson has said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses a big challenge to democracy and accused it of using political, economic and technological tools to reshape the global order as per its own interests, local media reported on Wednesday. In his address at China In The World (CITW) Summit in Taipei on Tuesday, Wilson said that China’s negative influence has been a key driver of 20-year consecutive decline in g…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) The United States recorded a $4.1 billion goods trade deficit with India in May, according to official data released on Tuesday, as America’s overall trade deficit widened sharply amid falling exports and rising imports.The figures also highlighted India’s place in the broader Asian supply chain, with the US trade gap with India remaining significantly smaller than those with several other major manufacturing hubs in the region.The latest data from the US Census Bureau …
Tokyo, July 6 (IANS) The Chinese Military on Monday said that a nuclear-powered submarine successfully test-fired a missile toward the Pacific, which triggered concerns from several nations in the region, Japanese media reported.According to Japanese government spokesman Minoru Kihara, the projectile did not fly over Japan’s territory or its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and the Japanese government was also notified in advance regarding a ballistic missile launch from China.However, Chief Cabin…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) China would face huge economic costs due to the disruption of trade if it blockades or invades Taiwan, according to a report by a Washington think tank.The report, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies titled Troubled Straits: Analyzing Trade Chokepoints in the South China Sea, states, “Military action by China that disrupts the Taiwan Strait could harm China’s economy even more severely than a disruption of the Malacca Strait.”It highlights t…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India’s macroeconomic and growth outlook has improved as lower oil prices, easing foreign portfolio investment (FPI) outflows and attractive valuations in rupee assets strengthened the country’s macro fundamentals, a report said.”RBI is likely to remain growth supportive with liquidity support. Yields are likely to fall over time. With available excess capacity and a demand revival shaping up, it is possible that India’s growth outlook improves from here,” the report fro…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India has emerged as a contrarian investment opportunity within the emerging market universe as the ongoing rally in the asset class become increasingly concentrated around semiconductor companies, according to a report.The report by DSP Netra said that the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index has recovered to levels last seen in 2021, but the rally has been driven by a narrow set of markets and stocks.Among the four markets with index weights exceeding 5 per cent. India is …
Taipei, July 5 (IANS) Taiwan has criticised the China Coast Guard (CCG) for patrolling east of the island, terming the action an unlawful expansion of authority in contravention of international law and posing a threat to regional stability, local media reported on Sunday. The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said that China has no sovereignty, jurisdiction, or law enforcement authority in waters east of Taiwan, adding that Beijing’s so-called “law enforcement patrols” amount to unlawful expansion…
Beijing, July 5 (IANS) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been carrying out a pressure campaign against Japan through espionage, maritime aggression, and economic coercion, and the nation and its allies must act decisively, as China is testing Tokyo’s resilience and the credibility of its alliance with the US, as per a report. Japan’s most advanced industries, including semiconductors and robotics, have faced attacks from Chinese intelligence networks. Cyber intrusions and insider recruitment…
New Delhi, July 7: China, on July 1, 2026, did not merely bring a new statute into force – it gave legal language to a long-running project of cultural control. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is presented by Beijing as a framework for harmony among China’s 56 officially recognised ethnic groups. But for Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols, Hui, Kazakhs and others, its real danger lies in how it turns identity into a matter of state discipline. Across the world, Tibetan organisations and…