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File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo:PTI)

Pavan K Varma | Successors & rising stars: Cabinet rejig to reveal all

What are the power dynamics in BJP under Narendra Modi? Whose stock is rising, and whose is declining?

8 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

China reached the one billion milestone in 1980, while India got there in 1997. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | China's people crisis and lessons India must learn

China has hit an impenetrable economic wall. The People's Republic now has a people crisis it has now stopped growing...

7 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

The Xi Jinping Thought is a 14-point basic policy that allows for harmonious development and upholding the core values of socialism with Chinese characteristics. (Photo: AP)

China's getting a makeover: Xi's thought incorporated in constitution

The inclusion of the Chinese President's political philosophy in the constitution was due to the historic' achievements.

12 March 2018 12:42 PM IST

Xi, 64, has consolidated power since 2012 when he was appointed to the countrys top office: general secretary of the Communist Party. (Photo: AP)

Xi Jinping secures path to rule indefinitely with historical amendment

The historic constitutional amendment breezed through the rubber-stamp parliament with 2,958 in favour.

11 March 2018 2:18 PM IST

China, under President Xi Jinping, is making a major push to use artificial intelligence, facial recognition and big data technology to track and control behaviour that goes against the interests of the ruling Communist Party online and in the wider world. (Photo: File)

Minority Report' comes to life in China, smart glasses launched to nab...

The AI-powered glasses, made by LLVision, scan the faces of vehicle occupants and the plates, flagging a warning sign to...

10 March 2018 4:50 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

China will 'never seek hegemony,' Xi says in reform speech

The Chinese leader said China would not develop "at the expense of other countries' interests."

18 Dec 2018 5:33 PM IST

The decision comes after Xi cemented his power at a recent meeting of parliament by having presidential term limits scrapped, and the ruling Communist Party tightened its grip on the media. (Photo: File)

China wants to regulate video spoofs amid intensifying crackdown on...

Industry insiders say the sweeping crackdown on media content is having a chilling effect on content makers.

23 March 2018 5:06 PM IST

Sun, 54, was abruptly removed in July from his post as party chief of Chongqing, one of Chinas most important cities. (Photo: AFP)

Communist Party of China leader Sun Zhengcai jailed for life on graft...

Sun admitted in April to an intermediate court in the city of Tianjin that he had taken bribes of more than 170 million...

8 May 2018 2:04 PM IST

For the first time since the 1959 revolution, the 1.4 million Cubans living abroad, were also invited to participate in the discussion. (Photo: AP | Representational)

Cubans to join public debate on new constitution recognising private...

The debate also opens the door to same-sex marriage, a major demand of Cuba's LGBT community.

14 Aug 2018 2:44 PM IST

Official seal notices are placed on the backdoor entrance of the Zion church after it was shutdown by authorities in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo: AP)

China to regulate online religious activity amid crackdown on...

Anyone wishing to provide religious instruction or services online must apply by name and judged morally fit and...

11 Sept 2018 2:37 PM IST

China, under President Xi Jinping, is making a major push to use artificial intelligence, facial recognition and big data technology to track and control behaviour that goes against the interests of the ruling Communist Party online and in the wider world. (Photo: File)

'Re-educating' Xinjiang: How the Chinese rule Uighurs

The Uighurs are Turkic Muslims, and official Chinese fears of fundamentalist radicalisation are not exactly unfounded.

20 Sept 2018 1:45 AM IST

China says the body of Liu Xiaobo, who died this week after a battle with liver cancer, has been cremated. The government of the city of Shenyang in northeastern China, where Liu was treated, said in a briefing that the cremation took place Saturday morning in a ceremony attended by family and friends. (Photo: AP)

Body of China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo cremated

Liu died from multiple organ failure on Thursday, having not been allowed to leave the country for cancer treatment.

15 July 2017 8:38 AM IST