Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs
It marks the first significant reprieve of any kind in Trump's tariffs on China, with one trade analyst describing it as a "game-changer scenario".
Nepal’s Oli and India’s Modi break ice in Bangkok
Duo discusse royalist movement, border dispute, and strain in ties, Nepali official says. Oli, Modi break ice in Bangkok
China imposes 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products starting April 10; Trump says Beijing played it wrong
Beijing, April 4 (AP) – China announced on Friday (April 4, 2025) that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” slate of double-digit...
Role of private security firms in China’s force projection
By Vaishali Basu Sharma/www.irrawaddy.com Yangon, April 4- China appears to be responding to evolving global dynamics by deploying private security personnel, many of whom are suspected to be covert operatives from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). In a prominent example, following a series of terrorist...
Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka – Shifting context in South Asia in beyond
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6 to consolidate and strengthen economic and strategic ties with the southern neighbour in the context of challenges that New Delhi is facing in Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries.
US bans government personnel in China from having romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
Four people with direct knowledge of the matter told about the policy, which was put into effect by departing US Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before he left China.
Economist Razeen Sally makes a case for a ‘stronger’ India-Sri Lanka FTA
By T. Ramakrishnan/The Hindu Chennai, April 3 With Prime Minister Narendra Modi planning to visit Sri Lanka shortly, economist-writer Razeen Sally, who served as an adviser to Ranil Wickremesinghe during 2015-17 when the latter was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, has called upon India to...
India comments on treatment of Hindus in Bangladesh but must know its treatment of Muslims has repercussions: Debapriya Bhattacharya
Bangladeshis believe that New Delhi bears collateral responsibility for sustaining Sheikh Hasina’s rule, says the distinguished Bangladeshi economist.
No ‘little brother’: Russia charts its own course with China
The myth of Moscow’s alleged economic over-reliance on Beijing
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