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Rahul Gandhi is currently in Ladakh and paid floral tribute to his father by a gleaming Pangong Tso lake on an overcast Sunday morning. While speaking to reporters, he also claimed that PM Modi's assertion that not an inch of the land in Ladakh has been taken over by China is not true.

China's economy slipping into deflation for the first time in more than two years might have negative near-term impacts on Bitcoin (BTC). 

Japan and Australia are planning a joint navy drill in the South China Sea off the western Philippines this week to underscore their commitment to the rule of law in the region after a recent show of Chinese aggression in the disputed waters, Filipino security officials said Sunday. On Aug. 5, Chinese coast guard ships used water cannons against Philippine vessels in the contested waterway where disputes have long been regarded as a potential flashpoint and have become a fault line in the rivalry between the U.S.

Rahul Gandhi, Raut said, "China has captured India's land and there is evidence of it as well. If Defence Minister & Prime Minister does not accept this, I think it is an injustice to Mother India". On Sunday Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre, saying that its claim that not an inch of Indian land was taken by China's People Liberation Army (PLA) troops "is not true".

Fumio Kishida made a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at home and abroad. His trip comes hours after he returned home Saturday from a summit with U.S.

Rabi crop, reducing shelf life of the kitchen essential. This sparked fears of supply tightness by September.

Rahul Gandhi. India and its neighbour China have bitter border relations. The two countries have fought only one war, in 1962, but time and again, the border dispute has escalated several times.

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Brazil and India as the markets least vulnerable to the turmoil in emerging markets now have the opportunity to buy stocks in those countries via actively-managed exchange-traded funds. The Global X Brazil Active ETF and Global X India Active ETF both launched Friday amid increased clamor for Brazil as it embarks on interest-rate cuts and for India as it overtakes China as the world’s fastest growing major economy.

Agriculture stocks are beating their global peers this quarter as extreme weather, the war in Ukraine and rising protectionism drive up food prices. Exposure to the sector is a good hedge for inflation, some investors say.

Comex December gold future slid 1.55% through the week as the contract finished around $1916.50, and spot gold was at $1889 an ounce, at its weakest level in five months, pushed down by strengthening USD and surging UST yields amid growing bets for higher for longer interest rates from US Fed from the traders. The dollar index attained its fifth straight weekly gain as it ended the week up by 0.55% at 103.37.

job in her chosen field of market research despite sending out thousands of CVs to Chinese employers. The months-long search has taken an emotional toll on the 23-year-old, who had ironically conducted a survey on jobseeking anxiety as part of her university studies. «After graduating, I've found that the pressure is really huge,» she told AFP at a recruitment fair in Beijing this weekend, declining to provide her full name for fear of repercussions.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a divisive plan that his government w...

Taiwan's election next year is a choice between democracy and autocracy, Vice President William Lai said in comments broadcast after China carried out military drills around the island in anger at his visit this month to the United States. Lai, the front-runner in polls to be Taiwan's next president at elections in January, made brief stopovers in the United States this month on his way to and from Paraguay, prompting fury in Beijing, which views him as a dangerous separatist given China's territorial claims over the island. Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday morning that in the past 24 hours 25 Chinese air force planes had crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line, which previously served as an unofficial barrier between the two sides.

Chandrayaan-3 will make a soft landing on the Moon on 23 August (Wednesday) at around 5:45 PM (IST) in the evening. The Lander module of Chandrayaan-3, comprising Vikram lander and rover Pragyan will soft land on Moon where the speed will go down from 6000 km/hour to zero. Launched on 14 July 2023, Chandrayaan-3 underwent more than five manoeuvres so far.

USTR) Katherine Tai will visit India next week for the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers’ Meeting (TIMM), Washington said in a statement. On August 23-25, Tai will be in Jaipur for the TIMM where she would participate in G20 sessions on how enhanced multilateral trade can facilitate inclusive prosperity and increased global resilience. “She will also hold bilateral meetings with her counterparts on the margins of G20 events,” USTR office said in a statement. On August 26, Tai will meet with business leaders and hold bilateral meetings with government officials. India has identified five priority issues—growth and prosperity, resilient global value chains, MSMEs, logistics, and World Trade Organization (WTO) reform—under its G20 presidency from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023.

Chinese citizens employed in various projects in Pakistan have been facing the ire of Baloch rebel groups for the last few years in the backdrop of severe exploitation of locals in Balochistan. Chinese development and associated infrastructure projects are leading to significant displacement of the Baloch people from their native villages.

Mehuli Ghosh clinched a quota place for India at next year's Paris Olympics after winning a bronze medal in women's 10m Air Rifle event at the World Championship, here on Saturday. The 22-year-old from Kolkata also teamed up with Tilottama Sen and Ramita to win the 10m Air Rifle team competition with a combined total of 1895.9, ahead of China who totalled 1893.7. Germany won bronze.

ONGC Videsh has secured a three-year extension from Vietnam to explore 'Block 128' in the South China Sea, it said in a post on social messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Conflicting territorial claims over South China Sea stretch back many decades but have intensified in recent years as China and its rivals have reinforced their positions on the rocks and reefs they hold.

On the latest episode of Macro Markets, analyst Marcel Pechman explains the impacts of the United States Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, breaking down how the Fed inflated its assets by $5 trillion between December 2019 and April 2022. Pechman notes that the expansion period coincides with a 38% crash in the S&P 500 index. Moreover, the Federal Reserve balance sheet surpassed the $8.9 trillion mark right as the stock market index reached its 4,800-point all-time high.

semiconductors to China last year. Washington has considered further restrictions to stop the shipment of chips from Nvidia, a leading AI chip designer, and other chip makers to China.