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World’s longest high-speed rail launched in China

China unveiled service on the world’s longest high-speed railway with trains scheduled to run 2,298 kilometres between Beijing and Guangzhou in about 8 hours. Bullet trains running on...

December 29, 2012

Hambantota port not part of ‘string of pearls’: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has clarified that the Hambantota port is not part of a Chinese ‘string of pearls’ to surround India.                                     Source: google maps What is the issue...

December 20, 2012

Maldives to strengthen military ties with China

Maldives held talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing seeking deepening military ties between the two countries. Both the nations are also boosting economic and diplomatic engagement. Around...

December 17, 2012

Menon first to visits China after changes in Communist Party of China

India’s National Security Advisor and negotiator in border talks with China, Shiv Shankar Menon, was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes announced in...

December 7, 2012

India to safeguard its interest in South China Sea: Navy Chief

India indicated that it will protect its economic interest in the disputed waters of South China Sea and if the need arises India would even send its forces....

December 6, 2012

Sri Lanka’s first satellite launched by China

China launched Sri Lanka’s first satellite from western  Sichuan province, China. This shows China’s  deepening strategic and economic engagements with Srilanka. Launch carried out by SupremeSAT, a private...

December 3, 2012

China’s new passport map falsely includes AP, Aksai Chin as part of China

Another game by China: The watermark on fresh launched e-passports by China falsely depict Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin in J&K as parts of China. Reaction from India:...

November 29, 2012

Vietnam does tit for tat by issuing stapled visas to Chinese passport holders

Vietnam paid back in same terms what China did to Vietnam. The country issued stapled visas with for Chinese for passport holders on separate paper, to counter China’s...

November 27, 2012

China successfully performs landing on aircraft carrier ‘The Liaoning’

China successfully conducted first landing of a fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier ‘the Liaoning’. China purchased the aircraft carrier from Ukraine. The successful flight landing also...

November 27, 2012

Japan inks pact with India to import rare earth metals from India

India and Japan  inked a strategic agreement that will allow Japan to import rare earth minerals from India.  Why such a move by Japan? (more…)

November 20, 2012

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