What Kabul means to Beijing

China seems more willing to co-operate with India over Afghanistan, but New Delhi should step carefully, says Harsh V Pant Last week, the counter-terrorism dialogue between China and India finally......

US wants China to play bigger role in Afghanistan

Seeking to strike common ground with China on key matters related to South Asia, the US has said it wants Beijing to "coordinate more" with its efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan to "disrupt,......

China's growing role in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Among the major development projects in Pakistan in which the Chinese have been involved till now are the construction of an international commercial port cum naval base in Gwadar on the Makran......

$3.2bn Australian miner: AV Birla to join race

The $29-billion Aditya Birla Group is set to join the race to buy Australian coal mining company Whitehaven Coal.Three independent people with knowledge of the talks said the group had been......

Chinese firm may build Essar plant

Leading Chinese metals company China Metallurgical Group Corporationhas emerged as one of the top bidders for building Indian steel giant Essar Steel's two million tonnes steel plant in Vietnam.......

'Nanotech holds key to the future'

Nanotechnology is the new frontier of scientific research. President APJ Abdul Kalam is advocating new initiative on the research in the field of nanotechnology. As Prof. CNR Rao, chairman of the......

Essar in deals with 2 Chinese firms

The Essar group has entered into a strategic alliance with China Metallurgical Constructions Corporation for undertaking projects in the iron and steel industry. It has also tied-up with China 18......