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 was inaugurating the two-day biannual IAF commanders’ conference which is attended by Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat, IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal R K Bhadauria and senior IAF officials.
In an op-ed, the Global Times claimed that out of geopolitical causes, such as coping with the “so-called threat” from China, India has escalated collaboration with the US, but there were still many differences between the two countries.
The commanders of the two sides had last met on 20 February after completing the first phase of the pullback at the Pangong Lake.
China has been pushing for an early final settlement of border dispute so that there are no more military stand-offs.
Suga will have extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reaffirm cooperation with India and other countries over Tokyo's vision of a "free and open Indo-Pacific" region.
