India has made a “strategic mistake” and “missed the bus” for long-term growth, Chinese state media has said about New Delhi’s decision not to join the 15-country-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). by China, signed Sunday at an online ceremony hosted by this year’s ASEAN President Vietnam. The 15 countries …
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India’s national security planners are reflecting on a security architecture that eliminates enemy countries from participating in core sectors such as energy, telecommunications and highways by verifying the origin of imported equipment into the country and testing its reliability, people familiar with the matter told the Hindustan Times. In addition, …
Read More »Uncertainty looms over India-China trade via Nathu la in Sikkim
Uncertainty hangs over India’s trade with China through the Nathu La (pass) in Sikkim that opened in 2006 after being closed for 44 years, traders and a minister in Sikkim said. Sikkim-based international traders said the Covid-19 pandemic and latent tension between the two counties at various points along the …
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