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China-India relations

China tells India to stop using Tibet to interfere in Beijing’s affairs

Chinese foreign ministry hits back at Indian minister’s stand on Dalai Lama’s succession plans.

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Asian cinema: Bollywood

Bollywood star’s sudden death reignites India’s quick-fix beauty treatment debate

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Rio mounts major security operation for Brics summit

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Sri Lanka

India’s maritime ambitions expand with Colombo Dockyard acquisition

State-run Mazagon Dock’s takeover of Sri Lanka’s largest shipbuilder signals that India is looking beyond countering China, analysts say.

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Israel-Gaza war

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Brics

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China’s military drills

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Aviation accidents

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US-China trade war

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Diplomacy

Opinion | US shift towards Pakistan may unsettle India and the South Asia balance

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China’s Communist Party

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Asia housing and property

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India-Pakistan tensions

Art of war: culture becomes a casualty of India-Pakistan conflict

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