 | ThinkEdu 2022: India alone has the potential to defeat China in a war, argues Subramanian SwamyWhen it came to the invasion of Ukraine, Swamy was forthright. "It has been invaded by a superpower with VETO with heavy tanks. The world should oppose it. There is nothing to equivocate." |
 | India, China to hold 15th round of border talks on FridayThe two sides will hold the next round at the Chushul Moldo meeting point in Ladakh on Friday to end the 22-month standoff at the remaining friction areas. |
 | India has 'compulsions' with Russia and territorial issues with China: Former US diplomat KeshapIndia has abstained on two resolutions on Ukraine in the 15-nation UN Security Council and one in the 193-member UN General Assembly. |
 | China seeing new surge in cases despite ''zero tolerance''The mainland on Monday reported 214 new cases of infection over the previous 24 hours, with the most, 69, in the southern province of Guangdong bordering on Hong Kong. |
 | China's trade up in Jan-Feb, before Russia invaded UkraineForecasters say China and other oil importers will be hurt by surging prices due to Putin's war. |
 | China says Russia its chief ''strategic partner'', despite warChina says that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations should be respected, but that sanctions create new issues and disrupt the process of a political settlement. |
| India wants talks resumed as China ups defence budgetAfter a standstill in the 14th round of talks in January, India has reportedly sent out a message to China to resume talks over LAC flash points at the earliest. |
 | India urges China to hold talks on Ladakh standoff as Beijing increases defence budgetThere has been a military standoff in the Hot Springs area since 2020 and the objective would be to resolve and prevent any further escalation. |
 | China says military spending to grow 7.1 per cent in 2022, lowers GDP target to 5.5 per centBeijing's military budget is still far lower than Washington's, which has over $700 billion earmarked for defense spending for 2022. |
 | Amid Ukraine crisis, China issues fresh warning for US; BRICS bank put on hold all new transactions in RussiaBeijing is faced with a major political and trade onslaught from the US, European Union and their allies over a host of issues including human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong. |
| China one of the best performers in curbing COVID pandemic: OfficialOn Friday, the Chinese National Health Commission said the Chinese mainland reported 61 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Thursday. |
 | US Navy says crashed F-35C plane raised from South China SeaThe recovery alleviates concerns that China or Russia might reach it first and gain access to its advanced technology, whether to replicate it or learn how to defeat it. |
 | China's Congress to focus on boosting slowing economyChina's GDP growth slowed sharply in the final months of 2021 despite an earlier pandemic bounceback, as it grappled with tepid domestic demand and a property downturn. |
| Won't join other countries in financial sanctions on Russia: China's banking regulatorChina is a major buyer of Russian oil and gas and the only major government that has refrained from criticizing Moscow's attack on Ukraine. |
 | Pakistan stays on sidelines as UN debates Ukraine crisis: ReportPakistan says it wants to maintain close ties with both China and the United States and apparently that is why it does not want to get involved in the Ukrainian dispute, the report said. |
