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East Asia: Likely Trends in 2022

A year has just ended and we usher into another one. Many parts of the world witnessed dramatic developments in political, economic and defence/security realms. In a globalised and inter-connected world, no part of the world remained insulated from d....

January 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , ASEAN , QUAD , Xi Jinping , Kim Jong-un , shinzo abe , COVID-19 , weaponisation , summit diplomacy , Fumio Kishida , CPTTP , missile developoment

China: Daily Scan, December 14, 2021

China could achieve major annual economic targets, says Premier: Xinhunaet

December 13, 2021

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday that China could achieve significant annual economic targets. It stands ready to work with the W....

December 14, 2021 Afghanistan , Weibo , COVID-19 , AI , China Daily Digest , Zhejiang , Omicron , Inner Mongolia

China: Daily Scan, December 13, 2021

China holds key economic meeting to plan for 2022: Xinhuanet

December 10, 2021

The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Wednesday to Friday as Chinese leaders mapped out priorities for the economic wo....

December 13, 2021 COVID-19 , Huawei , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , G-7 , J-20 , Hainan , supercomputer , Lunar New Year

Myanmar Round Up - November 2021

08 November 2021 marked the anniversary of the November 2020 elections, which resulted in the landmark victory of the National League for Democracy party. However, the military coup in February 2021 led to a set-back in this democratic transition pro....

December 12, 2021 Protests , UNSC , COVID-19 , refugees , Indiain Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , Whats happening in Myanmar , HumanRightsWatch

China: Daily Scan, December 3, 2021

Top legislator stresses high-quality local legislation: Xinhuanet

December 3, 2021

China's top legislator Li Zhanshu on Thursday urged efforts to advance the high-quality development of local legislation. Li, a member of the Sta....

December 03, 2021 CPC , Beijing , COVID-19 , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Xinjiang , Guam , Omicron , C919 aircraft , Didi , Henan

India 1989-2014 and after — a paradigm shift

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Why China, why not India?” is a question debated in India without a credible answer. Asking an identical question, “Why China flew, India just grew?” Forbes magazine (2019) answered that it was because of the barrier-free autocracy in China and....

November 30, 2021 Governance and Political Studies , Article , modi , G20 , COVID-19 , COP26 , COVID Challenge , paradigm shift , India vaccine , G7-plus

China: Daily Scan, November 24, 2021

Xi urges high-quality development of modern logistics for China's armed forces: Xinhuanet

November 23, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the armed forces to accelerate the high-quality development of modern logistics. Xi....

November 24, 2021 Taiwan , Fake news , Li Keqiang , COVID-19 , Hong Kong , China Daily Digest , Baidu , Alibaba , Walmart , Cloud

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor, 15 November - 21 November 2021

Economic

U.S. asks Japan, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves -sources

The Biden administration has asked some of the world's largest oil consuming nations - including China, India and Japan - to consider releasing crud....

November 23, 2021 South Korea , China , Russia , United States , COVID-19 , Covid-19 International Daily Scan

Myanmar Round Up: October 2021

Despite the announcement of a unilateral five-month ceasefire from 01 October, Myanmar continues to witness intense fighting. This is because the ceasefire was not called with the loose coalition of ethnic armed organisations and civilian militias op....

November 11, 2021 Protests , ASEAN , COVID-19 , refugees , UNGA , India in Myanmar , Myanmar Round Up , NUG , What shappening in Myanmar

China: Daily Scan, November 08, 2021

China's power supply back to normal, says State Grid: Xinhuanet

November 7, 2021

The State Grid Corporation of China on Sunday said that the supply and demand of power in areas operated by the company have returned to normal. ....

November 08, 2021 India , China , CPC , Taiwan , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , J-20 stealth fighter , Stand News