What was Xi Jinping's confidant doing in India?

Important for Chinese President Xi Jinping will be Zhao's discussions on the issues of Tibet and the Dalai Lama and his assessment of the likely results of India's coming national elections, notes......

China pledges support to Taliban, asks them not to back Uyghur fighters

China on Wednesday feted Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, praising the insurgent group as an 'important military and political force' in Afghanistan and asked it to make a 'clean break'......

Coronavirus: What about the Lab in Wuhan?

Why did the Chinese military take over the lab in Wuhan in end January?Did something go wrong?Claude Arpi glances at the mystery surrounding the origin of the coronavirus. IMAGE: Medical workers......

Xi may not be all powerful

'He still has to deal with party norms and traditions and has been careful to follow the order of seniority,' points out Claude Arpi. Nearly thirty years ago, Belgium-born Simon Leys, one of the......

Prannoy sails into Indonesia Open semi-finals

IMAGE: H S Prannoy will next face China's Zhao Jun Peng. Photograph: BAI/Twitter India's H S Prannoy continued his impressive run, sailing into the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open Super......

Marin pips Saina for 'Female Player of the Year' award

All-England and World champion Carolina Marin beat Indian ace Saina Nehwal to win the 'Female Player of the Year' award in Dubai on Monday night. Besides, Saina, Marin, who won five World......

Asiad Para Games: Gold for archer Harvinder

IMAGE: Archer Harvinder Singh celebrates with the Indian flag after winning the men's individual recurve gold in the Asian Para-Games in Jakarta on Wednesday. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Archer......

Syed Modi badminton: Srikanth, Praneeth, Prannoy enter 2nd round

IMAGE: Sai Praneeth defeated Malaysia's Iskandar Zulkarnain. Photograph: BAI Media/Twitter Top Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth and H S Prannoy advanced to the second round of the......

All England badminton: Saina eases into quarter-finals

Third seed Saina Nehwal eased into the women's singles quarter-finals at the All England Championships with a convincing win over South Koreanqualifier Kim Hyo Min at Barclaycard......