Port wars: India’s Bangladesh deal seen as bid to curb China’s maritime ambition
The deal is seen as part of New Delhi’s efforts to catch up with Beijing in a global maritime race to gain quasi-control of foreign ports.
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China's CSI 300 leads declines in Asia amid mixed trading in the region; India markets fall after budget
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday after Wall Street looked past political uncertainty to log gains overnight, with China stocks leading declines.
Nipah virus death puts health officials on alert in southern India
Kochi, India — Authorities in southern India’s Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus and the identification of 60 people in the high-risk category, the state’s health minister said on Sunday.
The Gold Medalist Starring in India’s Olympic Dreams
The boy grew heavy on the milk, cream and butter of his grandmother’s doting. By age 13, Neeraj Chopra weighed nearly 190 pounds, making him one of the biggest boys in his tiny farming village. His father and uncles urged him to join a gym to lose weight. By chance, he saw a javelin being thrown and noticed that, in flight, it seemed to shimmy like a fish through water. He was smitten.
Can Modi’s US$15.2 billion chip bet turn India into a semiconductor powerhouse?
Modi’s government approved US$15.2 billion worth of investments in domestic semiconductor fabrication plants in February, including a proposal by local conglomerate Tata Group to build the country’s first ever major chip-making facility. It will be set up in Modi’s home state of Gujarat and is set to churn out 50,000 wafers per month by the end of 2026.
Why the US’ ties with its Asian partners have their limits
Given their strategic importance to the US, India and Vietnam garnered some criticism from Washington for engaging with Putin amid efforts by the Biden administration to isolate him. The US embassy in Vietnam protested Putin’s visit to that country, asserting that “no country should give Putin a platform to promote his war of aggression and otherwise allow him to normalise his atrocities.”
