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New Delhi will be frustrated playing the Taiwan card

Li Qingqing October 12, 2020

New Delhi will be frustrated playing the Taiwan card

The Hindustan Times (HT) on Monday published an editorial titled "A reminder for China: India is free." The editorial attempts to justify some Indian media outlets celebrating the "national day" of the Taiwan island. "India is a proud democracy. It has a free and vibrant media," the article...more

India’s border fire may lead to ‘unbearable consequence’

Left Review Online October 4, 2020

India’s border fire may lead to ‘unbearable consequence’

Chinese observers warned on Saturday that India's latest tricks of doubling troops at the border and authorizing frontline soldiers to fire in clashes with the Chinese army, all while agreeing to de-escalate tensions at the negotiating table with China, could further increase the risk of conflict at the...more

Time for China to toughen up on insincere India

Liu Zongyi October 3, 2020

Time for China to toughen up on insincere India

Only three days after the sixth round of the China-India military commander-level meeting on Monday with consensus reached by the two sides to cool rising border tensions, The Hindu quoted a "senior [Indian] government official" and suggested "If PLA (People's Liberation Army) comes close, Indian troops can fire."...more

China-India border skirmishes may become a new normal

Huang Kangrui October 2, 2020

China-India border skirmishes may become a new normal

In 2020, China and India have gone through a series of border conflicts. The governments and military officials from both countries have held multiple meetings on different occasions discussing the border crisis. The sixth round of military commander-level meetings between the two sides was held on Monday to...more

Chinese observers remain cautiously optimistic on border issues with India after latest military talks

GT staff reporters September 28, 2020

Chinese observers remain cautiously optimistic on border issues with India after latest military talks

Chinese observers said Wednesday they remained cautiously optimistic about the latest development in border issues between China and India, as they believe the latest military talks have sent a positive signal, but the two sides still remain divided on many concrete issues and continue to prepare for possible...more

How a communist youth organization in Kerala raised USD 1.4 million for COVID-19 relief

Muhammed Shabeer September 23, 2020

How a communist youth organization in Kerala raised USD 1.4 million for COVID-19 relief

Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, leftist youth organizations across the world have been in the forefront of both providing relief and resisting attempts to attack the rights of people. An instance of this has been the ‘Recycle Kerala’ initiative launched by the communist Democratic Youth...more

China-India border tension could ‘extend to winter’

Yang Sheng and Liu Xuanzun September 21, 2020

China-India border tension could ‘extend to winter’

In a speech before the Indian parliament on Tuesday, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that the border dispute with China remains "unresolved" for now, and blamed China for "violating" the border agreement with India. Chinese experts warned on Tuesday that such a hard-line attitude may see border...more

China ready for peace, and war

Hu Xijin September 20, 2020

China ready for peace, and war

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh addressed parliament on Tuesday. Singh bragged of how righteous and brave Indian troops were, while emphasizing the importance of peacefully resolving the border crisis to China-India ties. The latter part was the keynote of his speech. Indian military's moves on border areas have...more

Chinese navy escorts Indian oil tanker in dangerous waters amid strained ties

Guo Yuandan September 19, 2020

Chinese navy escorts Indian oil tanker in dangerous waters amid strained ties

The Chinese navy on Saturday successfully escorted an Indian oil tanker carrying 31 Indian crew members to a designated sea area in the Gulf of Aden and received a thank-you note from the tanker's captain, the Global Times learned on Monday. The escort came amid the recently strained...more

India ‘fired first’ in fresh border clash with China, overrates own strength by pushing for talks with force

Liu Xuanzun September 13, 2020

India ‘fired first’ in fresh border clash with China, overrates own strength by pushing for talks with force

China on Tuesday slammed Indian troops for firing first in the Monday border clash and illegally crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC) again, which it said had destroyed tranquility on the China-India border since 1975, demanding India punish personnel who fired the provocative shot and avoid similar...more

Record GDP slump ‘ominous’ sign for India, worst may lie ahead: Experts

Wang Cong September 3, 2020

Record GDP slump ‘ominous’ sign for India, worst may lie ahead: Experts

Indian officials and media outlets have been hyping up tensions with China both on the border and in trade and investment, but the latest official data might have revealed a deeper problem for the populous country and its Prime Minister Narendra Modi: its virus-stricken economy. Data from the...more

Tariff battle with China will backfire on India, all-out trade war unlikely: Analysts

Chi Jingyi and Zhang Dan August 30, 2020

Tariff battle with China will backfire on India, all-out trade war unlikely: Analysts

India's overconfidence in its economic strength and its many challenges against Chinese enterprises will hurt itself more in the longer term amid bilateral tensions and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, analysts warned, adding that a tit-for-tat tariff war was unlikely. Such comments came after a report by the Hindustan...more

Communist Chief Minister writes PM Modi, Objects Privatisation of Int’l Airport

Left Review Online August 20, 2020

Communist Chief Minister writes PM Modi, Objects Privatisation of Int’l Airport

Kathmandu. Chief Minister of Kerala State, India, Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi rejecting the Union Cabinet’s approval to hand over Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to the private sector. In a wise objection to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intention of implementing anti-people...more

CPI ML Liberation pledges on the Independence Day 2020 : Freedom from Fascism

Left Review Online August 15, 2020

CPI ML Liberation pledges on the Independence Day 2020 : Freedom from Fascism

August is India’s month of independence. This year as India celebrates the seventy-third anniversary of the country’s independence, the celebrations are however bound to be unprecedentedly muted. Not just because of the mandatory restriction on assemblies of people and the physical distance that citizens are expected to maintain...more

Narrative of ‘New India’: Destruction of Indian Constitution

Sitaram Yechury August 14, 2020

Narrative of ‘New India’: Destruction of Indian Constitution

AS we approach our 73rd Independence Day, a new national narrative is being scripted to bequeath to India’s future. This narrative of a `New India’ suggests that on August 15, 1947, India achieved its independence; on August 5, 2019, with the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A of...more