Category: India

India Tells China Ties Can’t Be Normal While Border Tensions Remain

NEW DELHI—Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi landed in India on March 24, just a few days after a serious diplomatic war of words between the two countries over Kashmir and after the failure of the 15th round of military talks earlier this month. Wang’s visit is the highest-level visit between the two countries after a…


The Era of Great Power Competition—With Brandon Weichert; the Great Translation Movement Explained

The invasion of Ukraine could reshape the international order. Will the West bond over freedom while China and Russia create the new autocratic powers? Join me and Brandon Weichert to discuss this topic. A new wave of translation is pushing to uncover the Communist Party’s hidden lies. The Great Translation Movement seeks to unveil what…


11 Dead in Fire at Scrap Warehouse in India

A major fire in a scrap warehouse killed at least 11 people and injured four others Wednesday in India’s southern city of Hyderabad, police and officials said. Police said 15 laborers were sleeping in the shop when fire caused by a short-circuit broke out, trapping the people inside. The laborers were from the eastern state…


China is Building a New Strategic Road Linking Tibet and Xinjiang That Should Concern India: Experts

NEW DELHI–China is working to link the regions of Tibet and Xinjiang with a new road named “G216” that’s set to bring the greatest strategic challenge to India since the 1950s, according to experts. “The G216 highway is rarely mentioned in the Chinese media; it is one of China’s most secret projects,” Claude Arpi, an…


Parents of Reuters Photojournalist Killed in Afghanistan Bring Taliban to Court

The parents of Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan last year, have launched legal action against the Taliban terrorist group at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, 38, was killed on July 16, 2021 as the terrorist group gained control of the country. Siddiqui was accompanying an Afghan special…


Australia Spends $42 Million on Space and Science with India

The Australian government has announced a dedicated series of investments towards space, science and technology initiatives with India to enhance trade and investment and deepen Indo-Australian ties. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the latest $42 million (US$31 million) deal during a virtual meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 21, where they…


India to Station Patrol Aircraft in Australia as Both Nations Seek Closer Ties

India will station maritime patrol aircraft in Australia amid ongoing concerns of hostility in the Indo-Pacific region, a move that comes as part of a larger package that will see the Australian government commit around AU$200 million (US$147 million) into developing the relationship. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met…


Sri Lanka ‘Indefinitely’ Postpones School Exams as Country Out of Cash to Import Paper

Millions of schools in the Western province of Sri Lanka have been forced to postpone exams “indefinitely” as the country faces an acute shortage of paper, owing to the government’s lack of finances to import paper, a government official said on Friday. Priyantha Srilal Nonis, the Western province’s director of education, said that printers are…


Sri Lanka Secures $1 Billion Credit Line From India in Bid to Stem Economic Crisis

India has extended a $1 billion credit line to debt-ridden Sri Lanka, offering support to the island nation as it attempts to ease its worst economic crisis in years. India signed an agreement to offer Sri Lanka a $1 billion short-term concessional loan facility during Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to New Delhi on Thursday,…


Japanese PM Visiting India to Discuss Indian Stance on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

NEW DELHI–Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to visit India on March 19 amid fears of India’s divergent position on Russia. Kishida is expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine crisis with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as how the event impacts the security environment in the Indo-Pacific as the region faces mounting…