WASHINGTON (TIP): China appears to be carrying out preparatory work for a third airstrip in contested territory in the South China Sea, a US expert said on September 12, citing satellite photographs taken last week. […]
SURAT (TIP: Like De Beers, Rio Tinto and other mining companies, the world’s largest diamond mining company Alrosa too has decided to lower its rough diamond prices by 8-10 per cent for its September sale. […]
Ahmedabad: Mr Chen Yuehua, Guangdong’s Deputy Director General of Department of Commerce, has announced that Indian and Chinese firms have signed 15 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) worth US$ 590 million at the China-India (Gujarat) Economic […]
BEIJING (TIP): In a gruesome incident in China, an estranged husband reportedly bit off his wife’s nose and ate it after she did not pick up his calls.The pair, from the city of Dezhou in […]
BERLIN (TIP): Audi sold fewer cars in August than luxury rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz as Volkswagen’s flagship brand has been harder hit by falling demand in China than its German peers. Audi said on Sept […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): Oil prices edged lower in cautious Asian trade on September 4 as investors await the release of a US jobs report for August that could determine the Federal Reserve’s timetable for hiking interest […]
ANKARA (TIP): Iran’s supreme leader said on September 3 he favoured a parliamentary vote on its nuclear deal reached with world powers and called for sanctions against Tehran to be lifted completely rather than suspended, […]
SHANGHAI (TIP): Chinese authorities warned that cyanide levels in the waters around the Tianjin Port explosion site had risen to as much as 277 times acceptable levels although they declared the city’s potable water was […]
BEIJING (TIP): Millions of Chinese couples and love seekers celebrated Qixi, the Chinese valentine day on Thursday, in a variety of ways. The occasion also saw some headline grabbing events including famous pop singer, Jon […]
The U.S.-India relationship was often distant during the Cold War, but the partnership is now critical for both countries’ strategic aims. India is important to the U.S. effort to maintain its international primacy, while the United […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): On August 6, China tested its newest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with two guided simulated nuclear warheads, according to information obtained by The Washington Free Beacon. The August 6 flight test was the […]
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife and First Lady of India, Mrs. Suvra Mukherjee passed away on Tuesday morning at 10.51 am. She had been ill for some time and was admitted to the hospital on Friday […]
The largest democracy of the world, in 68 years, could well be on its way to becoming the World’s second largest economy, replacing the US, by 2050. “India has the potential to become the second largest […]
BEIJING/NEW DELHI (TIP): China set the reference rate for its currency more than one percent lower against the US dollar on August 13, the operator of the national foreign exchange market said, its third consecutive […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India’s retail inflation cooled to a record low in July and annual growth in industrial production hit a four-month high in June, bringing cheer to investors fretting that gridlock in parliament is […]
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (TIP): A day after devaluation of the Chinese yuan, the government on August 12 announced a 2.5%increase in customs duty on flat and long steel products, amid a growing clamour for protectionism from […]
India’s Independence Day belongs to all Indians and all people who wish India well. As an American proud of my Indian ancestry, and my name unchanged, I am more than merely delighted that these United States […]
The revival of the – monsoon will see people head to hill stations in the hope of making the most of the rains. These travel escapades are especially -popular at this time of the year for […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Fourteen year old Karan Menon, who won the National Geographic Bee, will join the India Day Parade in New York City, on August 16. Menon, a resident of Edison, New Jersey, will […]
TIP (Secondary Research): Europacific Growth Fund, the largest foreign portfolio investor (FPI) in India was born seven years before liberalisation ushered foreign investment into Indian equity markets. Today, it holds $131 billion in assets under management; […]
New Delhi (TIP): India would retain its “demographic dividend” for the next 85 years and a steady rise in the population will make India surpass China by 2022 to become the world’s most populated nation, […]
Is China’s rise as a military power a threat to international, or even regional security? To answer this question one has to carefully consider not just geopolitical realities but also China’s strategic outlook in an increasingly […]
Despite the cordial meetings between PM Modi and President Xi’s and their photo ops on the sidelines of the BRICS and SCO summits, India has been drawing the red line with China on its concerns. Official […]
BEIJING (TIP): The system of electronic visas for Chinese citizens, which was promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Beijing last May has come into effect on Thursday. This will help Chinese, who are not […]
On November 10, 2010, President Obama announced US support for admitting India into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). And in May 2011, prior to the June 2011 NSG Consultative Group (CG) and Plenary meetings at […]
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