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A Taiwan flag is carried by a Chinook helicopter (Photo: Reuters)

Chinese warplanes lead Taiwanese to think about what to do in an attack

5 min read . Updated: 21 Oct 2021

Beijing hasn’t said that Mr. Xi won’t be in Rome for the summit of Group of 20 nation leaders next week or that he will skip COP26, the United Nations climate change convention, in Glasgow a few days later, but there is almost no expectation that he will participate in any other form than on a screen (HT_PRINT)

Xi Jinping hasn’t left China in 21 months, keeping diplomacy virtual

5 min read . Updated: 21 Oct 2021

GAIL has already floated a global tender to buy the electrolyzer and is hoping to get delivery in 12-14 months.

'China will work with India to bring satisfactory resolution to current issues'

4 min read . Updated: 21 Oct 2021

File Photo of Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh

Amarinder a patriot, open to alliance with those who put national interest first: BJP

2 min read . Updated: 20 Oct 2021

US missile defenses aren’t currently capable of thwarting a substantial Chinese nuclear attack, but Beijing might be concerned the US antimissile capabilities might be expanded in the future (Photo: Bloomberg)

China tests hypersonic missile in military expansion

1 min read . Updated: 20 Oct 2021

A banner advertising the upcoming COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, U.K., on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 (Photo: Bloomberg)

What is COP26 in Glasgow and why does the climate change summit matter?

3 min read . Updated: 20 Oct 2021

Taliban patrol in front of an amusement park in Kabul, Afghanistan. (REUTERS)

Taliban commander who launched bombings in Kabul is chief in charge of security

9 min read . Updated: 20 Oct 2021

A file photo of prisoners sitting in a cell of Tihar jail in New Delhi (Photo: AFP)

The scourge of mental illness among prisoners on death row

3 min read . Updated: 21 Oct 2021

Afghanistan withdrawal to be subject of State Department investigation

1 min read . Updated: 20 Oct 2021

File Photo of Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh (HT_PRINT)

Captain Amarinder Singh to launch a new party ahead of Punjab polls

1 min read . Updated: 19 Oct 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden (REUTERS)

Russia’s move to cut NATO ties complicates Biden’s pivot to China

3 min read . Updated: 19 Oct 2021

A bulldozer drives along a flooded street in Xinxiang in central China's Henan Province (Photo: AP)

China flooding exposed risks in Beijing’s plan to launch digital currency

5 min read . Updated: 19 Oct 2021

Is Brexit hurting the UK economy? Trade data flashes a warning

9 min read . Updated: 19 Oct 2021

Governments, private companies and environmental groups are also launching dozens of specialized satellites focused solely on scouring the planet for greenhouse gases

Who are the world’s biggest climate polluters? Satellites sweep for culprits

6 min read . Updated: 19 Oct 2021

Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra(R) and Rahul Gandhi (AFP)

UP assembly polls: Congress to give 40% tickets to women, says Priyanka Gandhi

1 min read . Updated: 19 Oct 2021

Is our country really as hungry as they say?

2 min read . Updated: 19 Oct 2021

Can we stop the runaway train of climate change? (Photo: AFP)

To strike a climate deal, poor nations say they need trillions from rich ones

10 min read . Updated: 18 Oct 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: Reuters)

China’s Xi flexes power with plan to rewrite Communist Party history

3 min read . Updated: 18 Oct 2021

World Bank mishandled sexual-harassment claims, internal tribunal says

8 min read . Updated: 18 Oct 2021

Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar and Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid are to join from Israel. UAE foreign minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and US secretary of state Antony Blinken will also join. (PTI PHOTO.)

In a first, India, US, UAE, Israel foreign ministers to meet Monday

2 min read . Updated: 18 Oct 2021

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