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The death of Indian soldiers in skirmish with China raises questions on trade, geopolitics & security

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The death of Indian soldiers in skirmish with China raises questions on trade, geopolitics & security
India has some leverage over China thanks to the asymmetric economic equations.
Is PM Modi facing the toughest challenge of his political career yet?
Avoiding war while protecting India's territory calls for diplomatic pressure, alongside deft bilateral talks.
Chinese aggression not a coincidence: Shyam Saran
"There is no coincidence. China's assertiveness is based on its judgement that the US, which it considers its chief rival and adversary, is a power in relative decline; that China is steadily reducing the gap in economic, technological and military capabilities vis-a-vis the US. This is particularly so after the 2008 global financial and economic crisis.," said Shyam Saran.
Our focus on India as a core market will continue to grow: Sandip Patel, MD of IBM India & South Asia
Because of IBM's presence in systems software, security and infrastructure, every single inter-bank transaction in India works on IBM infrastructure.
Why China's aggressive rise as a superpower spells bad news for India
This ambition poses particular problems for India as China is determined to assert its position in the world.
The Galwan Game: How India can manage the fraught relationship with China at this moment
As former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal says, India must announce immediate formal exclusion of Huawei from 5G trials in India as a good message that will have an international echo. India will also have to step up its efforts to strengthen the Quadplus by engaging more robustly with its members and look at countries like South Korea, Australia, Japan and the US for creating alternative supply chains.
Policy offensive: Time to devise trade policies to effectively counter China
Till the last minute, even as the heads of 16 nations, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, landed in Bangkok to announce the final mega trade deal, the Indian negotiators waited for their Chinese peers to agree to a provision under which New Delhi would not be obliged to extend duty concessions if the total imports passed a predetermined cap.
View: India needs to move on, and learn from its mistakes
A range of retaliation options across diplomacy, military and commerce are available to India. But it needs to shed the 'fence-sitting' foreign policy posture.
What's it like to live in villages along the India-China frontier?
What's it like to live along the India-China border? This report is based on two previous visits.
Apple iPad Pro review: A laptop killer armed with the Magic Keyboard
The tablet can give entry-level laptops a run for their money – well, except for the cost factor.
Xiaomi Mi 10 5G review: A power-packed performer
The phone packs a good deal and scores really well on the camera angle.
Oppo Enco W31 review: Earphones made for India with focus on bass output
The noise cancellation of the earphones during calls could have been better.
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