What Does Xi Want?

Remember how Xi Jinping humiliated his predecessor Hu Jintao at the Communist Party Congress back in October 2022? No such scenes were visible at the opening session of the National People's......

China honours officer injured in Galwan clash

China has honoured an army regiment commander who was injured in the Galwan Valley border clash with Indian soldiers in 2020 as an outstanding member of the national advisory body -- Chinese......

Willing to work with India on border issue, says Chinese military

The Chinese military on Thursday said it is willing to work with its Indian counterpart to implement a fair and just solution to the border issue besides sound and stable defence ties. IMAGE: ITBP......

China hikes defence budget, 3 times higher than India

China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase of its national defence budget totalling to USD 249 billion this year amid its hectic efforts to modernise armed forces, including fast paced......

'Trump uncertainty will not affect India investment'

'There is no linkage as far as the Indian power-generating business is concerned.' Photograph: Kind courtesy ReNew Sumant Sinha, chairman and chief executive officer of Nasdaq-listed ReNew, one of......

How China retaliated against Trump's tariffs

China on Tuesday retaliated US President Donald Trump's imposition of 2nd round of ten per cent tariffs on its export by slapping an additional 15 per cent tariffs on American goods and initiated......

'We Expect 1 Million Start Ups By 2035'

'Binary fission will happen -- startups will lead to more startups.'Nandan Nilekani's 8 recommendations for India's economy to hit the $8 trillion mark by 2035.Peerzada Abrar listens in. IMAGE:......

'For The First Time I'm Enthusiastic About India'

''I am more optimistic about India than before.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has been a volatile few weeks for global financial markets as they braced for tougher tariffs from the......

If You Missed The Oscars, Read This

For months now, Aseem Chhabra has predicted that Anora would sweep the Oscars. And on Sunday night, Sean Baker's film did, winning four Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing and Best......

'Whenever We Watched The Movie We'd Cry'

'We watched the film many times but each time, we would cry.''During the editing and sound mixing, my whole team would cry.''When we reached the music composing stage, it happened again.''Our......

Hamilton scores first win for Ferrari in China F1 sprint

IMAGE: Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the sprint in the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, on Friday. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters......

Duplantis eyes another World Record

Armand Duplantis will be among the reigning Olympic champions adding star power to the world indoor championships this weekend when the Chinese city of Nanjing hosts the first major global......

'Gukesh Has Nerves Of Steel'

'Gukesh displayed incredible fighting spirit, outstanding mental toughness, insane self-confidence, all qualities of a champion, and he just turned 18 at the end of May.' IMAGE: D Gukesh is......