International environment increasingly getting complex for BRI: President Xi warns officials
Beijing: The global environment for building projects under China’s BRI is becoming increasingly complex, President Xi Jinping has said, encouraging officials to seize the strategic opportunities and actively respond to challenges facing his multi-billion-dollar pet initiative, which is set to face competition from the US’ B3W plan. Xi on Friday called for efforts to continue […]
US seeks balance as fears grow Russia may invade Ukraine
Washington: The buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine has left US officials perplexed, muddying the Biden administration’s response. Some Republican lawmakers have been pressing the US to step up military support for Ukraine. But that risks turning what may be mere muscle-flexing by Russian President Vladimir Putin into a full-blown confrontation that only adds to […]
China’s hypersonic missile ‘went around the world’ in July: top US military official
Washington/Beijing: China might one day be able to launch a surprise nuclear attack on the United States, the second highest-ranking American military officer has warned as he shed new details of Beijing’s hypersonic weapons test in July, which sent a missile around the world at more than five times the speed of sound. “They launched […]
EU awaits counterproposals from UK in Brexit standoff
Brussels: The European Union was awaiting a firm counterproposal from the United Kingdom on Friday to ease a standoff over how to deal with Britain’s departure from the bloc. Both sides are fighting over differences in how to regulate trade in Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K. but also belongs to the EU’s […]
India-China ties going through a ‘bad patch’; Beijing has ‘no credible explanation’ on violation of agreements: Jaishankar
Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that India and China are going through a “particularly bad patch” in their ties because Beijing has taken a set of actions in violation of agreements for which it still doesn’t have a “credible explanation” and it is for the Chinese leadership to answer where they […]
Nations must ensure cryptocurrency does not end in wrong hands, can spoil youth: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called on democratic nations to work together to ensure that cryptocurrency does not end up in the wrong hands as he underlined the need for like-minded countries to unitedly deal with emerging challenges of the digital revolution. In a virtual address at the Sydney Dialogue, he said […]
Taiwan deploys advanced F-16V fighter jets amid China threat
Chiayi (Taiwan): Taiwan has deployed the most advanced version of the F-16 fighter jet in its air force, as the self-ruled island steps up its defence capabilities in the face of continuing threats from China, which claims it as part of its territory. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen commissioned into service 64 upgraded F-16V fighter jets […]
Pak terms ‘arbitrary’ its designation by US as ‘country of particular concern’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday rejected its designation by the US as a ‘country of particular concern’ as an “arbitrary and selective assessment”, saying it was completely against the realities on the ground and raises serious doubts over the credibility of the exercise. The United States on Wednesday designated several nations, including Pakistan, China, Iran, North […]
Objections of naysayers of reform ‘remain frozen in time’: India at UN
United Nations: The UN Security Council is unable to act effectively in addressing increasingly complex issues of international peace and security as it lacks inclusive representation, India has said, asserting that while the global geo-political landscape has transformed, the objections of the naysayers of reform “remain frozen in time”. Deputy Permanent Representative of India to […]
China’s ruling Communist Party acknowledges its leadership over PLA was lacking for a while
Beijing: In a rare admission, China’s ruling Communist Party has acknowledged that its leadership over the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was lacking for a while and if it had not been solved it would not only have diminished the military’s combat capacity, but also undermined the key political principle that the “Party commands the gun.” […]
