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Kuwait/Beijing: The postponed Asian Games will be held from September 23 to October 8 next year in Hangzhou, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Tuesday. The 19th edition of the Games were originally slated to be held from September 10 to 25 this year but were suspended on May 6 after a spike […]
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It’s no brainer that population growth adversely impacts economic prosperity. The latest ‘World Population Prospects 2022’ report says India is on course to becoming the world’s most populous country. The population is projected to be 1.429 billion next year when China would have 1.426 billion people. By 2050, it is estimated that India will have […]
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By Peter Brian Wang An opportunity has arisen. For small and middle powers, increasingly uncertain and aggressive geosecurity has provided a chance to influence global developments. For the Pacific Islands, their time in the sun may have just begun, and they could look to other regions of the world for clues on how to play […]
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New Delhi: India is projected to surpass China as the worlds most populous country in 2023, according to a UN report. More than half of the projected increase in global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in just eight countries: Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania. Disparate growth rates among […]
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By Henryk Szadziewski From small diplomatic measures to a doubling of trade, China’s interests in Pacific Island nations have expanded in the past decade. Now, in a world of growing geopolitical instability and tension over Taiwan, China is in the position of being an enduring partner to the region. China’s former ambassador to the US […]
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Amstelveen (Netherlands): Their defensive prowess on display in the 1-1 draw against Olympic bronze medallist England, India would look to plug holes in the attacking department and register their first win of the women’s hockey World Cup in their second game against China here on Tuesday. The Indians produced a superlative defensive performance, spearheaded by […]
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By Stefan Wolff Against a backdrop of unprecedented turmoil – the first major war in Europe in three decades, the highest inflation rates in decades and a rapidly worsening global food crisis – western leaders have met for two major summits. The G7 met in Germany and Nato leaders gathered in Madrid. The outcomes of […]
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Yes, surveillance is all-pervasive, and citizens carry their Citizen’s Card with them everywhere (like an Aadhaar Card). The government knows at all times about your whereabouts but people don’t seem to mind
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Unveiling of the $600-billion infrastructure fund at the ongoing summit of leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries is a timely and necessary initiative, widely seen as the West’s response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The new fund will help developing countries tackle climate change. The decision was announced in the midst […]
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Kabul: Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, expressed optimism about with the regime’s ties with the international community, saying that more countries are expected to reopen their diplomatic missions in Kabul soon. “We have good relations with all the world and our relations are getting better. We hope to […]
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Beijing: Things have become murky in China as coronavirus cases are flaring up. China- manufactured vaccines have turned out ineffective, making already-vaccinated people prone to new infections. The helpless Beijing government now has warned of an “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak, reported Asian Lite International. Meanwhile, as ineffective jabs cripples China, successful vaccination brings normalcy in India. […]
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San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla’s Enhanced Autopilot is available in the US and China. According to Teslarati, in the US, Enhanced Autopilot costs $6,000. Meanwhile, in China, it costs approx 31,970 yuan ($4,779). The features included in Enhanced Autopilot are Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, and Smart Summon. Earlier this […]
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By Markus Wagner, Weihuan Zhou After decades of conflict that has neutered its work, the World Trade Organization looks to be back in business. Its highest decision-making body – a conference of ministers from the organisation’s 164 member nations – has just met for the first time since 2017. None of what the ministerial conference […]
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Terrorism is a global menace that demands joint international response and coordination. It cannot be tackled in isolation, nor can it be condemned selectively. The nations which infamously pursue the ‘good terrorist, bad terrorist’ line of policy are bound to swallow their own bitter medicine. By blocking the joint bid by India and the United […]
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Hyderabad: City-based iGRiD, a direct-to-consumer brand with products in health, electronics and beauty segments, has plans to add more products. It now has 75 stock keeping units and it wants to increase it to 450 this year. Also, it has drawn up plans to set its own manufacturing unit in Hyderabad as the demand increases, […]
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London: Just days after saying that the Covid lab leak theory needs “further investigations”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has privately confided to a senior European politician that the pandemic originated from China’s infamous Wuhan lab, according to a report. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the most likely explanation was a catastrophic […]
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Jakarta: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made a shock first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event after suffering a straight-game defeat against China’s He Bing Jiao, here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women’s singles. Sindhu, a former world champion, has won two Super […]
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For a country that figures among the world’s largest arms importers, India’s oft-repeated assertion about achieving self-reliance in the defence sector may appear too ambitious. At the same time, it cannot afford to compromise on defence preparedness because it is wedged between two hostile neighbours — Pakistan and China. In this context, the Defence Ministry’s […]
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Beijing: China on Sunday sent three astronauts on spaceship Shenzhou-14 to its space station for a six-month mission. The trio — commander Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe — will cooperate with the ground team to complete the assembly and construction of the Tiangong space station, Xinhua news agency reported. The astronauts will develop […]
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Beijing: Shanghai authorities say they will take some major steps on Wednesday toward reopening China’s largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has throttled the national economy and largely bottled up millions of people in their homes. Full bus and subway service will be restored as will basic rail connections with the rest of […]
