Mansukh Mandaviya, the union minister for health, recently reported on India’s outstanding achievement toward achieving pharmaceutical self-sufficiency through the execution of the production-linked incentive (PLI) initiative. This critical move was made in response to the border dispute between China and India in Doklam in 2017, which made India reevaluate its reliance on a single supplier ...

Despite all the Chinese rhetoric about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping reaching a “consensus” at the G20 summit dinner in Bali to normalize relations, the issuance of stapled visas to Indian Wushu athletes from Arunachal Pradesh for the Chengdu Games demonstrates Beijing’s desire to maintain tense bilateral relations. In essence, agreement on ...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian’s Gulf tour, which included stops in the capitals of the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Kuwait, offered a new regional forum for Tehran and these Arab states. If this plan succeeds, it could change geopolitics beyond the Middle East. China’s diplomacy in the region, which has become more vocal and visible, would also ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been absent from public view for an extended period of three weeks, leading to speculation about his whereabouts. The Chinese government has attributed his absence to “health reasons,” a common explanation used in similar cases. Qin Gang, a trusted aide to President Xi Jinping, took on the role of ...

Chinese state-linked hackers have reportedly gained access to the email accounts of about 25 organizations, including two U.S. government agencies. The breach was detected early, and further breaches were prevented, according to U.S. officials. The affected agencies include the U.S. State and Commerce departments. The Washington Post reported that the email accounts of Department of ...

The BRI (Belt & Road Initiative) is a massive economic corridor project, influenced by China, that will cross a number of regions of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It is a multi-trillion dollar project that involves the construction of roads, railways, ports, and other infrastructure projects. The BRI is seen as a way to boost economic ...

India has helped push China back as its generous gesture of donating the indigenously done Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine is getting praises from its South Asian patrons.  India has sent off a supply manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. Supplies have started to be sent to the Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Myanmar and ...

Chinese FDI Investments: India is not moving ahead of a huge backlog of Chinese investment proposals, even while Beijing tries to sound of the Centre of the monumental delays. Pending proposals range from everything starting from power to telecom, electronics and even the financial sector.  Even existing Chinese partnerships are facing a huge problem.  These ...

Tejas fighter planes: On Wednesday, India took one of the key decisions to strengthen its defences, by providing a go-ahead for the acquisition of Tejas fighter plane’s deal worth about Rs 48,000 crore. The deal for 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, to be purchased by the Indian Air Force, was approved by Cabinet Committee on ...

Chinese Soldiers: Chinese soldiers dressed in civilian clothes have been spotted at Changthang village in Ladakh. They were subsequently pushed away by ITBP personnel and civilians.  A week back, India and China came on the same level ground talking about respecting the sovereignty of the borders. In a media statement Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) ...