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FS Misri to visit China this week

In a major step towards normalisation of Sino-India ties, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Beijing on 26-27 January for a meeting of the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister mechanism between the two countries.

Trump’s Gambles

President-elect Donald Trump is making news even before assuming the presidency. This is not surprising because he is known for his mercurial and unpredictable stances on many global as well as bilateral issues.

Chinese Purges

Beijing claims to have swept up to two million ‘tigers and flies‘ (suggesting the various levels of officialdom) in its anti-corruption drive, but that is clearly not enough. Given that many of these crucial appointments were at the behest of Xi Jinping himself, they reflect rather shoddily on his ability to judge character. This perhaps explains the discomfort in making a public case out of individual dereliction, as the taint sticks on Xi, too