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[ad_1] NASA said Monday it was looking for ways to bring Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth earlier and at a lower cost than planned after facing criticism for going massively over budget. HT Image The effort comes as China is making progress towards a simpler “grab-and-go” sample return mission to the red planet “around 2030,” according to state media, which would make it the…

[ad_1] External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday attacked former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and claimed that past errors were responsible for contemporary issues such as the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and China’s occupation of certain Indian territories. During his address at the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ahmedabad, Jaishankar referenced a historical instance when India was offered a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, highlighting…

[ad_1] Lok Sabha Elections 2024: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India must focus on manufacturing sector to compete with China.  Manufacturing is a key sector which was ignored by governments before Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, he said at an event in Surat, Gujarat on Monday.   “If we have to compete with China, which we should, then its solution is that we should…

[ad_1] Lazard Asset Management, Manulife Investment Management and Candriam Belgium NV are paring exposure to India after a record-breaking rally. They’re pivoting to former favourite China, as Beijing’s support for its economy spurs a recovery in industrial profit and manufacturing.  The nascent swing highlights how funds are starting to buy into the narrative that China’s policy support will be enough to revive growth. While major Wall Street banks continue…

[ad_1] Once every five years or so, each UN member state has to have its human-rights record examined under a so-called Universal Periodic Review (UPR) overseen by the body’s Human Rights Council. Every country in the UN may pose questions and recommendations to the state under review. This week China had its turn. The event merely illustrated its success in creating a split between most countries in the global…

[ad_1] MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos said Thursday the Philippines will not be “cowed into silence” by Beijing after confrontations in the South China Sea that injured Filipino troops and damaged vessels. Marcos’s remarks came as China blamed the Philippines for raising tensions in the hotly contested waterway, which Beijing claims almost entirely. Beijing and Manila have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and…

[ad_1] Asian markets are mixed and the US market took a breather after a rally sparked by optimism over the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts. The Indian stock market was closed on Monday on account of the Holi festival. The markets will also remain shut on Friday, March 29, on account of Good Friday. On Friday, the domestic equity benchmark indices ended with modest gains, extending the positive…

[ad_1] A member of Philippine Coast Guard personnel hands out supplies to the people onboard a rigid hull inflatable boat during a resupply mission in the South China Sea, March 23, 2024. Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines/Handout via Reuters | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons on March 23 in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the…

[ad_1] 3 Body Problem, the sci-fi epic show created by Game of Thrones makers David Benioff and DB Weiss, has dropped on Netflix, and it has ruffled some feathers in China. An adaptation of Liu Cixin’s 2008 novel, it’s been accused by many viewers in China of showing the country in a negative light, as per a report by CNN. (Also Read – Netflix’s 3 Body Problem: Release date,…

[ad_1] Initial signs of slowdown are being witnessed in foreign inflows in India, with total inflows into India dedicated funds of $144 million (Large + Mid+ Small) are slowest since May 2023, according to a report by brokerage firm Elara Capital. The report further said that India has underperformed China in terms of foreign inflows by over 10 per cent from the peak and the largest deviation since October…

[ad_1] The story so far: China held its annual parliamentary meetings known as ‘Two Sessions’ last week from March 4 to 11 to vote on legislations pre-approved by its ruling party, the Communist Party of China (CPC). The ‘Two Sessions’ event, which lasted for a week and comprised Beijing’s top political advisory body Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and its unicameral legislature the National People’s Congress (NPC), saw Beijing…

[ad_1] China gives little detail of corruption in its armed forces, beyond—occasionally—highlighting a few egregious cases. It has offered no explanation for a purge of generals that began months ago and is widely believed to involve dishonest dealings. On January 10th a three-day annual meeting in Beijing of anti-corruption chiefs ended as usual with no public mention of military matters, such as the ousting last year of the defence…