NEW DELHI:: China is trying hard to deny that the COVID-19 virus originated in Wuhan, its commercial heartland in the east. The mandarins are also trying to change the narrative to suggest that the Chinese authorities did a heroic job in containing the spread of the virus inside the country, and was well placed to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: With the death toll rising every day and major cities in lockdown across the world, health and safety are rightly the primary concerns when dealing with the Wuhan coronavirus. But while doing so we cannot ignore the geopolitical undercurrents it has brought about. From President Donald Trump’s insistence on calling COVID-19 a “Chinese virus” […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China is using the Wuhan coronavirus in the same way it used its economic heft for geopolitical gain. Today, the world is reaching out to China for help even though it is responsible for the pandemic sweeping the world, says Arun K Singh, India’s former ambassador to the US and Israel. In an […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As the Wuhan coronavirus continues its bloody sweep through the world, there are fears of an economic bloodbath that has not been seen since the 2008 recession. From record stock market crashes to the latest estimate by the United Nations of a $2 trillion loss to the global economy, many believe the economic […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Blame it on the Coronavirus. It looks like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which brings together 15 countries into a free trading arrangement, may not be signed this year given the manner in which the global economy has been upended by the virus. “Barring China which has an interest in more open […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Coronavirus appears to have passed its peak at least in China but is spreading in other parts of the world, especially Europe and the United States. In India, the number of cases has gone past 70 and can be expected to increase, says Lt. Gen. SL Narasimhan (Retd), member of the National Security […]Read More
Zhang Linqi is a tired man. A professor with over 30 years experience in infectious disease research, Zhang and his team of Chinese researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing are working round-the-clock to find a cure for the coronavirus disease. From conducting experiments through the night, to liaising with researchers across China, and specialists in […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The crumbling nature of nuclear arms control is driven by a number of factors. It’s no longer about two big nuclear armed powers, rather there are now nine with possibly many more waiting to get on the bandwagon, says Manpreet Sethi, scholar and commentator on nuclear arms and strategic issues. In a chat […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “The Nepalese often say, “Drop by drop is the water pot filled.” There is also a Chinese saying: “The flame runs high when everyone adds wood to the fire.” I am convinced that as long as our two countries carry forward our tradition of friendship and keep increasing our exchanges and cooperation, we […]Read More
PUNE: With the U.S.’s sustained attack on the Appellate Body of the WTO – the body which determines trade disputes between member nations – and President Trump’s statement that countries such as India and China are taking advantage of their “developing country” status to get unfair trade benefits, there is a real danger to the functioning […]Read More
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