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Kunal Purohit
Kunal Purohit
Kunal Purohit is an independent journalist, based out of Mumbai. He tracks the intersections between development, social justice, international relations and politics.

Cybercrimes are not new to India but a new wave of such crimes is spreading, in which victims are promised money for liking social media content.

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A new study from a state-backed Indian university found that some sectors of the country’s economy couldn’t function without Chinese imports. In other cases, Indian manufacturers said they actually preferred Chinese goods – even if they weren’t the cheapest option.

One member of Nepal’s new ruling coalition, former PM Sher Bahadur Debua has been dubbed ‘pro-India’ by the Global Times. Debua replaces KP Sharma Oli, who was known for his pro-Beijing stance.

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Panellists discuss rising tensions between mainland China and Taiwan, with one analyst predicting conflict could happen ‘in the next two to five years’.

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During a Quad meeting with partners India, Japan and Australia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the bloc offered “choice” to countries, in a veiled reference to China.

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The engagement between two senior diplomats from neighbouring countries is of importance, given that they have been locked in a border stand-off since June 2020 – and the war in Ukraine has overshadowed the G20 summit.

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Over the last few weeks, Beijing has sent naval surveillance ships to the Indian Ocean in efforts to expand its influence in the region, while India has recently increased its naval spending.

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Analysts expect Nepal’s new communist government to expedite projects under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative as Kathmandu makes a pivot from the US to China.

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Amid reports that Chinese and Indian soldiers attacked one another with sticks and canes and concerns Beijing aims to ‘unilaterally change status quo’, experts say we could be on route to a new reality of easily out-of-control violence.

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Election results will be key to how the three powers will develop their priorities in Nepal, with India and US keen to counter Chinese influence in the region.

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New Delhi can benefit from Taiwanese expertise and send Beijing a ‘political message’ by forging closer economic ties, analysts said. But divergent expectations – and Beijing’s wrath – may yet stand in the way.

With the Conservatives seeking to oust Truss, the deal is not likely to be a priority, but the ‘common threat perception’ of China could keep it on the table.

Clashes in Leicester and elsewhere highlight deep divisions caused by Hindutva groups. Analysts predict such nationalistic displays are likely to become more frequent and violent.

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Washington’s embassy in Nepal was at pains to emphasise that the State Partnership Programme ‘is not and has never been’ a security or military alliance. But Beijing and New Delhi thought otherwise, analysts say.

Narendra Modi stopped off at Abu Dhabi airport on his way home from G7 summit to meet UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; it follows a diplomatic storm after spokespersons for Modi’s party were accused of insulting the prophet Mohammed.

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The recent moves by Asian governments to save their own food supplies have sent already inflated food prices soaring across the region.

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Beijing has built a second bridge across the disputed Pangong Tso lake in the Himalayas, in an area New Delhi says belongs to India; analysts fear more political rows, more militarisation and less chance of resolution to decades long stand-off.

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Regional military officials have held 15 rounds of talks since skirmishes in 2020 – but none since March. At least 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops have died in clashes in the Indian region of Ladakh.

The Raisina Dialogue put on display growing alignment between Brussels and India on China’s assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, but there were fireworks too as both sides disagreed on New Delhi’s above-the-fray stance on Ukraine.

The uniformed head of Britain’s armed forces made the remarks at a geopolitics conference in India, where a senior South Korean general also revealed that Seoul was considering joining the US-led Aukus alliance and Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.

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Britain’s PM Boris Johnson met counterpart Narendra Modi and signed investment deals with India worth US$1.3 billion; the leaders also discussed Russian imports and the Indo-Pacific region.

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Many within Delhi’s community of strategic and geopolitical thinkers are split over the outcome of the first high-level bilateral visit between the two countries since December 2019.

An enchanting area in Himachal Pradesh has earned the moniker of ‘India’s Bermuda Triangle’. Solo male travellers have reported being ‘lured’ and drugged by a ‘group of girls’. Others have vanished without a trace.

With the world at a ‘critical juncture’, Ukraine crisis and imminent BRICS summit expected to be on the agenda when Wang Yi visits India, say experts.

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Imran Khan’s trip to Beijing was a hot topic in New Delhi, and Rahul Gandhi’s accusation that India had helped fuel closer Pakistan-China ties triggered a political storm.

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