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Hong Kong bans Taiwan-made video game as China sees national security threat

Hong Kong has banned Taiwanese video game Reversed Front: Bonfire under China's national security law, the first such action against a video game. The authorities cited threats to state security as the game allows players to simulate overthrowing the...

Amid Pakistan tensions, India weighs major water diversion from Indus system with new river project

One key plan involves doubling the Ranbir canal’s length to 120 km, allowing India to divert 150 cubic meters of water per second from the Chenab, up from 40 cubic meters, according to a report

Does China really want to be part of Pakistan-designed anti-India axis with Turkey?

China sides with Pakistan and Turkey against India when it suits its interests, but avoids full support to protect its trade ties with India, showing it only acts for its own benefit

Does China see India-Pak conflict as its own?

As tensions remain palpable along the Line of Control (LoC), China has been trying to provoke India by making belligerent actions. The Xi Jinping-led country has been infamous for renaming locations in Arunachal Pradesh

'Vain and preposterous': India rejects China renaming places in Arunachal

In April, China released the fourth list announcing Chinese and Tibetan names for 30 locations in Arunachal Pradesh. The new names will reportedly be reflected on official Chinese maps later this year

Spyware from China’s security services could target Taiwan, Tibet activists: Western intel agencies

An advisory issued late on Tuesday warned of 'the growing threat' posed by malicious surveillance software deployed by a Chengdu-based contractor reported to have ties to China’s Ministry of Public Security. The advisory was signed by cybersecurity agencies in...

Himalayan glacial lakes are expanding at an alarming rate: How they are putting thousands at risk

Glacial lakes in the Himalayas are expanding at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of catastrophic floods for nearby communities. Satellite images and data confirm rapid changes driven by climate change, with glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) posing a...

Fearing climate breakdown, Chinese scientists propose turning Tibetan plateau into farmland

Chinese government scientists are exploring ways to scale up farming on the Tibetan Plateau, so that the world’s second-most populous nation isn’t caught off guard when a global disaster hits owing to climate breakdown

How better India-China ties are a greater necessity than a choice

If the Xi-Modi meeting in Kazan may have showcased options to the sermonising US-led West, recent ‘elephant-dragon ballet’ shows careful navigation of choppy waters of world order under Trump 2.0, but beyond all these – ‘geography remains destiny’ for...