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July 11, 2024
Asian news from India
China redefining air power with huge stealth fighter rollout
China is on a roll with its rapid deployment of advanced fifth-generation fighters, potentially revolutionizing its airpower versus potential adversaries such as the US and India.
Ant Group-backed Paytm has a breakthrough in India with nod to put US$6 million into unit
India’s beleaguered Paytm has secured approval from a government panel that oversees investments linked to China to invest 500 million rupees (US$6 million) in a key subsidiary, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
India races to build power plants in region claimed by China, which could add to tensions
The federal finance ministry under Nirmala Sitharaman recently approved up to 7.5 billion rupees (US$89.85 million) in financial help to each hydropower project in the northeastern region, the sources said.
V-P Harris' ancestral India village tracks her rising prospects in US vote
In a small south Indian village more than 12,900 km from Washington, residents are closely watching to see if US Vice-President Kamala Harris might replace Joe Biden in the upcoming election against Donald Trump.
Asia can climate-proof its economic destiny by weathering the storm together
However, relief appears to be on the way after unprecedented summer heatwaves. Monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent have picked up in July, likely erasing a rain deficit that parched fields in the world’s top rice supplier.
Modi to Meet Putin in Moscow as India Charts Its Own Course
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia this week, a visit that signals the Indian leader’s determination to stick to his own diplomatic path even as the West continues to isolate Moscow over its war on Ukraine.