China defends projects in PoK, objects to India's South China Sea exploration

A Chinese Coast Guard vessel passes near the Chinese oil rig, Haiyang Shi You 981 in the South China Sea, about 210 km  from the coast of Vietnam. Photograph: Nguyen Minh/Reuters  China......

Red carpet welcome for PM Modi in Chinese President Xi's hometown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in Xian on a three-day visit to China during which he will hold summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a range of issues including the......

China bolsters defence spending by 7 pc

China will increase its defence spending by "around seven per cent" this year, as it vowed to guard against "outside meddling" in its territorial disputes. The increase in defence spending was......

Chinese media hails India for being 'neutral' over South China Sea

Hailing India for keeping "neutral stand" over the South China Sea issue despite pressure from the US and Japan, state-run Chinese media on Wednesday said there are some contradictions and......

5 reasons why China will become more powerful over time

China has demonstrated that it has the power to not be isolated, and it is likely to become more powerful over time, says TN Ninan. The wisecrack answer to the question as to when is a new......

How China's BRI is making inroads into Europe

'Chinese companies have acquired stakes in 13 ports in Europe, including in Greece, Spain and, most recently, Belgium.''Those ports handle about 10 percent of Europe's shipping container capacity,'......

Globalisation of Golconda

Part I: The local and global in Hyderabad's development Shri Narasimha Rao would have known that Hyderabad, and its predecessor kingdom of Golconda, had their own 'Look East Policy'. I discovered......