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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, via his Twitter handle on March 7, said that India and China "should help each other succeed instead of undercutting". Hua added that the Sino-India relationship is about how the world's two largest developing countries cooperate and develop together. The spokesperson also emphasised that the countries should resort to peaceful negotiations during adverse situations. Recently, the armies of… read-more

India offers a lower cost of production compared to China in an attempt to make Tesla start their manufacturing unit in the country. This decision comes a week after Tesla registered a company for the imports and sale of cars. Union minister Nitin Gadkari offered Tesla a 'steal of a deal' to boost local manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs) and other components in-order to cut cost on imports, and lower pollution as well.

Cybersecurity company Recorded Future has hinted that 'RedEcho' - a China-linked organization - may have had a share in Mumbai's recent electricity blackout. It further revealed that RedEcho had 10 distinct Indian organizations, within power generation and transmission sectors, under its target. As per reports, Maharashtra police's cyber wing has detected over 40,000 cyberattacks originating from China, which increased owing to the border… read-more

In a rare instance, China has backed India for hosting BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) 2021 summit in New Delhi. Calling BRICS a "constructive force" China's Foreign Ministry spokesman said, "we are committed to deepening strategic partnership within it to consolidate solidarity". However, the officials did not clarify if Sino President Xi Jinping would attend it. Interestingly, China has offered India support when both… read-more

China’s broadcasting regulator has banned BBC World News for one year for violating guidelines in a report made on China's infamous imprisonment of around one million Uighur Muslims. The regulator, NRTA, justified its decision saying BBC "harmed China's national interests, and undermined China's national unity". Reportedly, China's move is being considered as a retaliation of UK media regulator Ofcom’s February 4 decision of banning Chinese… read-more