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A challenge and an opportunity

A challenge and an opportunity

India has already surpassed or will surpass, by July 1, China to become the most populous country on the planet, a United Nations Population Fund report predicted, a moment of tremendous opportunity and challenge for a country still striving to provide a basic quality of life to all its citizens. Three interconnected issues need the […]

On Arunachal, China provokes yet again

On Arunachal, China provokes yet again

China’s move to unilaterally rename 11 locations in Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as South Tibet, earlier this week is in line with its strategy of keeping the border with India unstable, even as it pretends that it wants to keep up business running as usual in other domains of the bilateral ties. This is […]

Xi-Putin talks hint at new tests for India

Xi-Putin talks hint at new tests for India

A grandiose display of solidarity between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Moscow appeared to usher in a new dynamic of the two countries working together on a range of issues and indicated that a partnership first unveiled before the Ukraine war broke out in 2022 was enduring. The joint […]