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China – Blacklisted and fined: The end of Chinese tech companies’ heyday? (ThinkChina)

Xu Le In the aftermath of the US$2.8 billion fine imposed on Alibaba, Xu Le reflects that for Alibaba, this is no big shakes as...

China/Iran – Chinese academic: China-Iran deal will benefit China, Iran and Middle Eastern countries in the long run (ThinkChina)

Fan Hongda A 25-year cooperation agreement was signed recently between China and Iran. The West and countries in the Middle East are alarmed by what...

China/USA – Are two camps forming around China and the US? (ThinkChina)

Zhu Ying As China-US competition continues, economics professor Zhu Ying observes that two camps seem to be emerging. But it is not so straightforward as...

Diplomacy in a divided world (ORF)

MELISSA CONLEY TYLER Diplomacy is not often revolutionary. This does not fit well in a time that wants rapid change and immediate solutions to...

US-Japan partnership on 6G should co-opt the Quad and beyond (ORF)

GAUTAM CHIKERMANE The challenge is common—China’s rise as a technological leader in 5G (fifth generation telecommunications standards); the threats are the same—the intrusion of...

India/Taiwan – India’s Vaccine Diplomacy Reaches Taiwan (ORF)

HARSH V. PANT PREMESHA SAHA As New Delhi and Taipei draw closer together, the map of the Asia-Pacific could change for good. https://www.orfonline.org/research/indias-vaccine-diplomacy-reaches-taiwan/

Pakistan – The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan and the defeat of state authority in Pakistan (ORF)

KRITI M. SHAH The TLP poses a challenge to the military-intelligence establishment as it continues to grow and gain popularity. https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/tehreek-e-labbaik-pakistan-tlp-defeat-state-authority-pakistan/

India – RBI moves to bring more parity between fintechs and banks (ORF)

SHASHIDHAR K.J. SRINATH SRIDHARAN The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recent monetary policy meeting gave a fillip to the fintech industry in India, as...

Middle East – Shifting sands in the Middle East (ORF)

HARSH V. PANT US wants out and so, the attraction for a Chinese presence in the region has been growing https://www.orfonline.org/research/shifting-sands-in-the-middle-east/

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