China: Ex-prez Jiang Zemin's death pure rumour

China on Thursday dismissed reports about the death of former president Jiang Zemin as "pure rumour", after days of intense speculation about his health. "Recent reports of some overseas media......

Decoding India's Dress Code

...Is a cultural swaraj under way, wonders Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The man looked at me with a puzzled face when I greeted him. He and I have known each......

After 2 years, Beijing relaxes COVID-19 test norms following protests

For the first time in about two years, China's capital city Beijing relaxed its norms for coronavirus test requirements on Tuesday after unprecedented public protests against President Xi Jinping's......

'China will have to untie the knot if the relationship has to improve'

'In the short term the relationship will get worse.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajnath Singh/X Gautam Bambawale is one of only three Indian diplomats who have served as the Republic's ambassadors......

China's leadership has failed in economic reforms

Rumours that Mr Xi was a market reformer appear to have been exaggerated; he has focused on asserting China's leadership on the world stage. The Shanghai stock market may have lost over 15 per cent......

Can Japan-China-India axis be a reality

It is extremely surprising that the Japanese ambassador's suggestion of a Japan-China-India axis has not received more attention in India.Two days after Yasukoni Enoki proposed this trilateral......