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M.K. Bhadrakumar
TikTok, Baked in an American Pie?
21 Sep 2020
The TikTok Global deal signals that decoupling of the two economies is not an absolute must. The bottom line is: Beijing also has to approve the deal.
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Amid US Trade War, China to Ban ‘Unreliable’ Firms from Trading and Investing
19 Sep 2020
In May 2019, Beijing had said that it would blacklist firms that did not play by market rules, did not follow contractual obligations, impinged upon the rights of Chinese businesses or threatened…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Sino-Russian Alliance Comes of Age – I
14 Sep 2020
The joint statement reserves its most powerful passage on the raison d’être of the Russian-Chinese alliance in the emerging international situation by recalling their historic struggle against Nazism…
Peoples Dispatch
Trump Deliberately Downplayed COVID-19 Risks and Delayed Responses, Claims Upcoming Book
11 Sep 2020
Recordings of Donald Trump’s telephone interview with journalist Bob Woodward reveal that he was aware of the deadly nature of the novel coronavirus infection in January itself but deliberately…
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Barring US, All Parties Reiterate Commitment to Iran Nuclear Deal
03 Sep 2020
Delegates from Iran, Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany said the deal was a key component in the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture. They also rejected US bids to trigger snapback…
Zhun Xu
The Story of Schistosomiasis in Mao’s China and After
02 Sep 2020
I was quite surprised to read an article titled “The Story of How Mao’s China Falsely Claimed It Eradicated Schistosomiasis”. The claims made by the author Zhou Xun are bold and eye-catching, but…
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Modi Sees Peacock, Blind to Grave Issues in the Country
24 Aug 2020
The country is struggling to defeat a pandemic; reports claim that China is constructing a missile base near Lake Mansarovar, and students appearing for JEE and NEET are protesting.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Why China Sees Biden as Tough but Predictable
23 Aug 2020
Joe Biden cleverly mentioned China only once in his acceptance speech. Possibly, he refused to take Trump’s bait to sound “tougher” on China.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Trump Lame Duck Period Bodes Well for International Security
09 Aug 2020
Even the US’ European allies are looking past the Trump presidency with a sideways glance at what Joe Biden may herald.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
The Wars of the Maps in South Asia Won’t Have Happy Ending
06 Aug 2020
The remnants of the Wars of the Roses can still be found in the number of tombs with armour-clad effigies of dukes and earls, barons and viscounts in the dark corners of many a country church across…