Beijing: China has started importing Gold on a huge scale from the international markets. China purchased 180 tonnes of Gold in June and July. 107 tonnes of Gold were imported in June and 80 tonnes in July. China is the biggest producer and importer of Gold in the world. Moreover, the Coronavirus outbreak, Real estate […]
Washington/Pretoria: On Monday, the United States announced a new Africa Strategy to counter the efforts of Russia and China to increase their influence in the African continent. The objective of this new Africa Strategy would be to engage with African communities with a liberal mindset in an effort against the activities of China, Russia, and […]
Taipei/Tokyo: China created a stir around the world by firing missiles into the Taiwan Strait and then in the maritime areas of Japan. China’s provocative action comes as a mark of protest against US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit. Taiwan and Japan have taken serious cognisance of this. Taiwan has also conducted […]
Tokyo/Washington: China is trying to use its economic might to bring about political and other changes in other countries. US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel assured that the United States would focus on strengthening trade cooperation with like-minded countries, including Japan, on countering these Chinese activities. Emanuel also explained that the United States would focus […]
New Delhi: – The 16th round of talks between India and China to de-escalate tensions along the LAC in Ladakh proved fruitless as well. The armies of the two countries have issued a joint statement announcing that the process of talks will continue. However, China’s state-run newspaper claimed that the talks were very positive, urging […]
Washington: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned that the situation developing in the last three months is darkening the future of the global economy. The threats for the economy are increasing and the possibility of the Global economy being hit by recession in the next year cannot be denied.’ The […]
Madrid / Beijing: China’s ambitions and repressive policies threaten the security and interests of the leading countries in NATO, the Strategic Concept document, considered NATO’s ‘blueprint’, has warned. This is the first time that NATO has explicitly mentioned China’s threat in its strategic framework. There are indications that NATO will focus on Asia to stop […]
Colombo: – Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka amid a severe economic and political crisis. The 73-year-old Wickremesinghe has once again taken over as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and faces the challenge of stabilising the country in a crisis. Given the dire situation in Sri Lanka, some […]
New Delhi: A possibility of the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the European countries Germany, France and Denmark proving to be stormy, given the Ukraine conflict was being predicted. India had jolted the western countries by refusing to denounce the Russian attack on Ukraine and buying fuel from Russia. The concern that this would have […]
Dhaka: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Bangladesh and held talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. During the talks, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered the port of Chittagong to India. If India manages the Chittagong port, India’s connectivity to its northeastern states will increase tremendously. Hence, China was eyeing the port of Chittagong, known […]