“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.” — Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Chapter III When Xi Jinping’s aircraft touched down at Joint Base Andrews …
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Opinion: Does China Need American Weapons?
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readPresident Xi Jinping must have laughed all the way back to Beijing from Washington at the end of his three-day visit. How else could he have reacted to the American …
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India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar Says Global Competition Is Reshaping Diplomacy and Alliances
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 10 minutes readIndia’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said intensifying competition among major powers is colliding with deep economic interdependence, creating a more volatile international environment and forcing countries to rethink how they …
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IMF Launches China Growth Model Book Ahead of Annual Meetings in Bangkok
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 6 minutes readThe International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Asia and Pacific Department launched “Toward a New Economic Growth Model for China” on September 23 at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China …
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Shehbaz Sharif Touts Pakistan’s Economic Reforms, Urges Regional Stability at UN
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 3 minutes readPakistan’s economic revival is a central responsibility of his government, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, citing structural reforms and fiscal discipline that …
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Modi-Xi in New Delhi: BRICS Creates a New Opening for India-China Relations
by Amit Deshmukh 9 minutes readWhen Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit, the symbolism was impossible to miss. After nearly seven years, China’s President was back in India. But …
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BRICS 2026: India’s Big Diplomatic Test Begins in New Delhi
by Shahid K Abbas 13 minutes readNew Delhi is poised to become the diplomatic center of gravity of the Global South on September 12 and 13 as India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, …
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A Chinese national has been rescued alive from inside a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal, while a 60-year-old woman was pulled out alive from under debris …
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What’s at Stake for India at the SCO Meet
by Jayanta Roy Chowdhury 4 minutes readAll eyes are out on possible outcomes from meetings between the big three at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, that is, on China’s President Xi Jinping, Indian …
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When India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, it will preside over a grouping that is simultaneously larger, more ambitious and, paradoxically, more difficult to …