World Chess championship Final Challenger Dommaraju Gukesh came up with a superb performance under time pressure as he scored the lone win as India defeated third-seeded China in the seventh round of the Open section of the 45th Chess Olympiad here on Wednesday.
China's Sun Yingsha and Lin Shidong got their championship trophies on Sunday at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2024.
The imposition of US sanctions on Chinese companies for supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme marks another chapter in the complex geopolitical dynamics of South Asia.
Over the past decade and a half, the Chinese techno-authoritarian state has deeply entrenched itself in the day-to-day lives of citizens through the use of highly sophisticated surveillance technology.
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval conveyed to China that peace and tranquility in border areas and respect for the Line of Actual Control (LAC) are essential for normalcy in bilateral relations between the two countries.
He would not rule out a faster pace in the later stage of the rover’s mission, depending on its operational state at the time.
If China does not care for India’s objection to China’s presence in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), why should India care for China’s objection to Taiwan’s bid for observer status in the World Health Assembly?
There have been instances in various countries when there were no overall shortages at a national level but in conditions of violence and strife, serious shortages emerged in specific areas over prolonged periods.
India achieved the goal in 114 days, while the US touched the figure in 115 days and China took 119 days for reaching the same landmark.
This can be contextualised by the Chinese foreign minister's statement that “anti-pandemic materials produced in China are entering India at a faster pace to help the country fight the epidemic”.
