China 'firmly opposes external interference' in Maldives

China on Thursday said that it 'firmly opposes external interference' in the internal affairs of the Maldives and supports the island nation in upholding its sovereignty and independence as......

Xi's China Dream Gets India Pushback

As India's stock rises, the resolution of the border row may become even more difficult, warn Harsh V Pant and Kalpit Mankikar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Chinese Premier Li Qiang......

SCO vows to prevent spread of terror, eliminate sleeper cells

The top leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Tuesday resolved to check spread of terrorism and disrupt terror financing while coming down hard on states using terrorist and......

Xi, Sharif to attend virtual SCO meet hosted by India

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend next week's virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) being hosted by India, it was announced in Beijing on Friday. IMAGE: Participants......

The curious case of Jack Ma's India plans

Jack Ma who had five years ago said he was inspired and excited by “Make in India” possibly understood the essence of the signature campaign better than some others and decided to stay......

How China's BRI is making inroads into Europe

'Chinese companies have acquired stakes in 13 ports in Europe, including in Greece, Spain and, most recently, Belgium.''Those ports handle about 10 percent of Europe's shipping container capacity,'......

London, Paris, New York, Shanghai... Here comes khadi!

KVIC is keen to build an international footprint and is hopeful about signing up B2B agreements with at least 40 countries, to which end it has even registered a GI (geographical indicator) tag in......

'What kind of growth is it when 90% of population is out of it?'

‘When the masses are deprived of the benefits of growth, how can it be growth itself?’ ‘You cannot sustain growth without equality and employment’ ‘After all, when......

A Deol takes on nepotism in the movies

'Why does it exist in the film industry?''It is because we are culturally nepotistic.''The son always grows up to carry on the work of the father; that's where we come from.''So if you have to......

10 MUST WATCH Movies, coming up!

Aseem Chhabra's recommendations for the Mumbai film festival. Writer Suketu Mehta loves to narrate a joke Shah Rukh Khan shared with him about the late filmmaker Mani Kaul. During the making of......

China tennis star Peng denies she made accusation of 'sexual assault'

IMAGE: Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's remarks on Sunday marked the first time she had addressed the matter on camera in public. Photograph: Victor Fraile/Reuters Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai......

Football Focus: 'Bala Devi will have huge impact on next generation'

Bala Devi's move to Rangers will have huge impact on next generation: Ashalata Devi Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF Media Indian women's football team skipper Ashalata Devi feels her compatriot......

Coronavirus puts Chinese Formula One race in doubt

The outbreak has affected numerous international sports events in China. Among them was the world indoor athletics championships scheduled to be held in Nanjing on March 13-15, which have been......

After Ozil's remarks, would Arsenal suffer?

IMAGE: Mesut Ozil’s criticised China’s policy towards its Muslim Uighur minority. Photograph: Chris Radburn/Reuters Arsenal's decision to distance the club from midfielder Mesut......

China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech

IMAGE: NBA chief Adam Silver. Photograph: NBA National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday it is not up to the NBA to regulate what players, employees and team owners......