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Why Did China Include Cash-Strapped & 'Friendless' Afghanistan In CPEC?
China along with Afghanistan’s neighbour to East Pakistan agreed to strengthen ties by extending the Beijing-backed CPEC or China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan. Desperate for friends, money, trade, and technology Afghanistan didn’t have much of a choice.
10 May 2023What is China's military aspiration for Pakistan's Gwadar port?
The dusty fishing town of 90,000 inhabitants in Pakistan's remote and volatile Balochistan is strategically located on the Arabian SeaGwadar is just 400 km from the important Hormuz Strait, through which 40 per cent of Chinese imported oil flows
10 min read18 Aug 2020Power demand slump narrows to 2.6 pc in July beginning
Peak power demand declined by about 25% in April and 8.82% in May this year due to lower commercial and industrial demand during the COVID-19 lockdownPeak power demand met was recorded at 170.54 GW on July 2, which is just 2.61% lower than 175.12 GW in July 2019
1 min read5 Jul 2020The shrewd dowager of Gwalior
Born in 1784, Baiza Bai was 14 when she married Daulat Rao Scindia, the maharaja of GwaliorFor about six years, she was at the helm of affairs, acknowledged even by the British as a ruler of ‘great ability’
5 min read8 Nov 2019Pakistan gives 23-year tax exemption to Chinese firm operating in Gwadar
The initiative is a step towards the relocation of the Chinese manufacturing industry in GwadarCOPHC has already been operating at Gwadar Port since a long time and would get tax exemption for installation of machinery and other equipment at the port
1 min read9 Oct 2019Pakistan owes $10 bn debt to China for Gwadar port, other projects: Top US general
The strategic Gwadar Port in Balochistan province on the Arabian Sea is being built by ChinaChina is diligently building an international network of coercion through predatory economics to expand its sphere of influence
2 min read15 Mar 2019Madhya Pradesh reels under losses post theatre shutdown
Theatres in Madhya Pradesh were shut to protest the imposition of 15% local tax in addition to the 28% GST, saying that it wasn't just unviable to run exhibition business this way but also defeating the entire purpose of one nation, one tax
2 min read30 Oct 2018The world’s oldest carved zero
Tracking down a world-changing symbol inscribed on the walls of a nondescript shrine in Gwalior
2 min read2 Sep 2018Opinion | How can Imran Khan deal with Chinese debt?
Imran Khan can turn the situation to his advantage by making the terms of earlier deals with China public, let public anger be directed against his predecessors, and bask in glory
4 min read22 Aug 2018India aims to add 30GW of offshore wind plants by 2030
India plans to leverage scale to bring down offshore energy tariffs by harnessing the enormous wind power potential along its 7,600km coastline
1 min read19 Jun 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared