India strengthening maritime domain by acquiring Colombo Dockyard
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, July 6 – With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India’s position in Sri Lanka’s maritime domain vis-à-vis rival China, has been strengthened. Given Colombo port’s strategic...
China grants export permits to rare earth giant for US, Europe shipments
JL MAG Rare-Earth said on Wednesday that it had also been granted licenses for Europe and Southeast Asia, and that it would export magnetic materials, components and motor rotors.
‘India has become excessively dependent on China’: Top economist calls for ‘carefully tailored policy’ for trade with Beijing
Montek Singh Ahluwalia's first concern focused on non-transparent subsidisation of Chinese exports that could hurt Indian industries
‘Make in India depends on Made in China’: Tech leader questions depth of local manufacturing
Rich Taylor pointed to India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, which has driven growth in assembly across sectors from EVs to consumer electronics. But he argues the critical technology — chips, components, intellectual property — still flows from China.
China tackles “relative poverty” after eradicating “extreme rural poverty”
Investments on a grand scale in infrastructure in rural regions, such as roads, irrigation, and internet connectivity, help link farmers to markets, boosting incomes
China-Pakistan-Afghanistan axis begins to bear fruit
Afghan Taliban Commander declares Pakistan Taliban’s terrorism in as violations of Shariat
India isn’t replacing China in iPhone manufacturing
By Mao Keji/Global Times Beijing, May 28 – When Apple CEO Tim Cook told investors earlier this month that iPhones sold in the US would soon be made in India, the comment shocked the global manufacturing world. After two decades of “Designed in California, Made...
India and US set to iron out differences arising from Indo-Pak war
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s visit to Washington, combined with the US military’s worries about Pakistan’s nuclear program, is expected to help mend fences broken during the May 7 to 10 India-Pakistan war.
China-built Colombo Port City keen to secure Indian investments
The rationale is clear: the $1.1 billion project stands to gain immensely by integrating with India’s growth story, simultaneously boosting Sri Lanka’s economy.
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