China has become a dominant supplier of digital hardware across Southeast Asia, but the recipient regional governments are largely writing their own rules for cybersecurity and artificial intelligence rather than adopting Beijing’s governance model.
The US has confirmed that it has weapons deployed in orbit, with the Space Force saying the capabilities can serve both offensive and defensive purposes.
China’s mega hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, near the heavily militarised border with India, warrants urgent global scrutiny amid growing concern over its devastating consequences. Given the project’s enormous scale and its location in a geologically complex, seismically active Himalayan region, it demands rigorous independent oversight, greater transparency and a.
On August 26, a glacier tore loose above the Nepal-Tibet border and sent a wall of ice, rock and water crashing down the Bhote Koshi valley. Within days, Nepal had counted over 1300 people dead and thousands still missing.
The US has warned Americans travelling to mainland China about arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans, unjust arrest or detention and digital surveillance while maintaining its Level 2 travel advisory.
Following the several rounds of discussions held between India and China under various mechanisms in the recent times, the first senior highest military commander-level flag meeting was held along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at Vacha on the Indian side in Arunachal Pradesh on September 6 and at Damai on the Chinese side on September 7, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Tuesday.
China is tightening controls over the movement of people, capital and strategic technologies, with new exitand-entry rules set to take effect on September 15 that will allow authorities to restrict citizens from leaving the country in cases involving risks to industrial and technological security.
India's top-seeded men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a stirring comeback to clinch their maiden China Masters title, defeating China's He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu 11-21, 21-13, 21-17 at the Shenzhen Arena on Sunday.
India views the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) less through the prism of ideological alignment and more as a platform of strategic utility. In the changed geopolitical landscape, its relevance lies in New Delhi’s ability to leverage the forum for connectivity, counterterrorism and cultural diplomacy while balancing China’s dominance. If the SCO evolves into a forum.
