India
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Indian Electrical Infrastructure Targeted by Chinese Hackers
Chinese hacking is well-known around the world, and government-backed Chinese hacking is not uncommon these days. According to a new assessment from a private cybersecurity firm based in the United States, India’s electricity sector has been targeted by hackers in a long-term operation thought to have been carried out by a state-sponsored Chinese group.
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Gyuto Monastery Gets 5-yr FCRA approval
Gyuto Tantric Monastery has been granted a five-year FCRA license by the Centre. The monastery served as the Karmapa’s temporary residence. The Himachal police raided the monastery in 2011 and claimed to have seized $7.05 crore in foreign currencies. Gyuto monastery abbot Lobsang Khedup verified the news according to ET(economic times), saying, “The FCRA license…
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India pushes China aside to build wind farms in Sri Lanka
On Tuesday, India has agreed to create three Sri Lankan wind farms on islets shared by the two countries, marking a victory for New Delhi after the project was pulled away from a Chinese business. New Delhi has long been concerned about the region’s expanding Chinese influence.
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China isn’t cooperating on LAC issues
The primary focus of India’s talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday was disengagement and de-escalation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, which has been locked in a standoff for almost two years. While Wang was promoting tighter Sino-India ties, particularly in light of the Russia-Ukraine issue, and…
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Why is China supplying weapons to Pakistan?
China has supplied the latest versions of its J-10 multirole tactical fighter aircraft to Pakistan, which on paper seems in an effort to improve the country’s air defense capabilities. But the reality is completely different. China is partially diverting India’s focus away from China’s border incursion and onto Pakistan by giving Pakistan advanced weapons.
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US has sanctioned China over its treatment of the Uyghurs
The US has launched a barrage of moves to condemn China’s treatment of the Uyghur minority, with legislators moving to stifle trade and imposing additional penalties on the Chinese government. The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to make the US the first country to prohibit practically all imports from China’s Xinjiang region due to worries about…
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China conducts ‘real combat’ nuclear, chemical, and biological drill in Tibet.
In Tibet, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) performed an “actual combat drill” incorporating anti-nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare amid rising border tensions between China and India. The 24-hour exercise, which took place on “the snowy plateau,” included commandos and armored attack squads, according to the Hindustan Times of Delhi.
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Is China planning to use a railway project to entrap Nepal in debt?
Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that China will assist landlocked Nepal in improving road and rail connectivity, a move that experts say may raise strategic concerns for regional competitor India. Wang also offered sustained Chinese help for Nepal’s reconstruction following the tragic earthquake of 2015, and advocated stronger cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative,…
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India has put a stop to China’s new debt trap with Sri Lanka.
According to a report in the Sri Lankan media, China has chosen to halt work on a project to build Hybrid Energy Systems in Sri Lanka by Sino Soar Hybrid Technology. These systems were supposed to be built on three northern islands near India.
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Tibet Open For Talks But China Doesn’t Want It: Sikyong
Sikyong Penpa Tsering slammed the Chinese government for threatening Tibetans over the China-Tibet disputes, saying that they are open to a formal line of contact with the Chinese side and that this has been the Tibetian side’s continuous motive. He stated that settlements to the Tibet concerns can only be reached after a thorough discussion…