Tag Archives: India

• Expansionist greed of Chinese government — A pain in the neck for the world 4 August 2020 | NS Venkataraman This post has one comment

  It is sad that the present Chinese government has become a pain in the neck of the world, and that the Chinese government does not seem to mind this. ...

• Should China fear India’s new Rafale fighters? 2 August 2020 | Michael Peck This post has no comments yet

  In the wake of border clashes between India and China, the Indian Air Force has received powerful reinforcements. Five French-made Rafale fighters have arrived in India, the first of 36 jets that will boost Indian airpower. ...

• India arrests dozens of journalists in clampdown on critics of Covid-19 response 1 August 2020 This post has 3 comments

  Facing a continued surge in Covid-19 cases, the Indian government is clamping down on media coverage critical of its handling of the pandemic. More than 50 journalists have been arrested or had police complaints registered against them. ...

• India reopens further as virus cases hit 1.5 million 29 July 2020 This post has no comments yet

  India will reopen gyms and end a nighttime curfew from August, but cinemas, bars and schools will remain closed in the vast South Asian nation as the number of coronavirus cases passed 1.5 million and deaths neared 35,000 on Wednesday. ...

• Beijing says troops disengaged on most of China-India border 28 July 2020 This post has one comment

  Chinese and Indian troops have "completed disengagement" on most parts of the disputed border between their two countries, China's foreign ministry said Tuesday, after violent clashes broke out earlier this year. ...

• India bans 47 more Chinese mobile apps This post has no comments yet

  India has banned 47 more Chinese apps just weeks after blocking the highly popular video-sharing platform TikTok and 58 others over national security and privacy concerns, an information ministry official and media reports said Monday. ...

• India acquires five Rafale fighter jets amid border stand-off with China 27 July 2020 | Mathieu Rabechault This post has one comment

  The first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets purchased by New Delhi in a controversial multibillion-dollar deal headed to India on Monday for rapid deployment amid rising tensions with China. ...

• Pompeo urges India to reduce dependence on China 22 July 2020 | Neha Arora and Aftab Ahmed This post has no comments yet

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged India on Wednesday to focus on domestic supply chains and reduce its dependence on China for telecommunications and medical supplies, as Washington’s ties with Beijing deteriorate dramatically. ...

• Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly four million people, at least 189 dead 19 July 2020 | Zarir Hussain, Gopal Sharma This post has no comments yet

  Nearly four million people in India’s northeastern state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with dozens missing as deaths rose to at least 189, government officials said on Sunday. ...

• Indian defence minister hoping for a resolution to border row with China 17 July 2020 | Devjyot Ghoshal This post has no comments yet

  India’s defence minister said on Friday he hoped talks could bring some sort of resolution to a border standoff with China that led to a deadly clash last month, though India would not cede an inch of territory. ...