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China pledges $40 billion for Silk Road plan

November 9, 2014

On 8th November 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed $40 billion to give a push for reviving the ancient Silk Road of China and break the connectivity bottleneck in Asia. This sum was announced at a summit attended by leaders ..

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APJ Abdul Kalam is honorary professor in top Chinese University

November 7, 2014

Former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was formally conferred the title of Honorary Professor by the Peking University, one of the oldest Chinese universities. On 5th November 2014, President of the University Enge Wang presented the Honorary Professor ..

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China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral dialogue held

October 22, 2014

China, Afghanistan and Pakistan held a trilateral dialogue to chalk out a roadmap for regional cooperation and strengthen ties with each other. This is the second such dialogue. The first dialogue was held in 2013 in Beijing. Organisers The two ..

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China test fires long range missile Dongfeng-31B

October 6, 2014

China test fired a new variant in its Dongfeng-31 missile range on September 25 Dongfeng-31A It is a 10,000 km long range missile that is capable of targeting Europe and the West Coast of USA. It can strike with three ..

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China tests nuke missile

October 4, 2014

The People’s Liberation Army launched a Dongfeng 31-B from the Wuzhai Missile and Space Test Centre also known as the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province. The intercontinental ballistic missile has a range of 10,000 kms and can reach ..

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Taiwan rejects Chinese merger plan

September 29, 2014

Chinese President, Xi Jinping, had called for Taiwan’s merger with mainland China and formation of a ‘one country, two systems’ government. The Taiwanese Government’s Mainland Affairs Council has, however, rejected the plan. Taiwan was a part of China till the ..

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Occupy Central with Love and Peace (OCLP) begins in Hong Kong

September 29, 2014

On September 27, 2014, Pro Democracy protests in Hong Kong against a ruling imposing restrictions on the city’s Chief Executive Official were brought forward to follows the student protests calling for greater political freedom. The Central in OCLP refers to ..

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Project Mausam

September 16, 2014

Project Mausam is an initiative by the Indian Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India that aims to renew engagement between India and 39 countries along the Indian Ocean littoral. It comes at a time when China has ..

Over next 5 years, China will invest nearly $100 billion in India

September 13, 2014

On September 17, 2014 i.e. PM Modi’s Birthday, the Chinese president Xi Jinping will land in Gujarat and will carry besides him $100 billion or Rs 6 lakh crore of investment promises over 5 years through his forthcoming India visit. ..

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"Favouritism" in govt judgments down; India betters its global rank

September 7, 2014

India’s global ranking in favouritism shown by government officials to powerful corporates has bettered sharply from 94th in the last year to 49th place this year. The Rank nevertheless, still remains far below other key economies. As per a yearly ..

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