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By R.. Bhadauria

Challenges notwithstanding, the mantra for India’s transition from balancing to leading power entails developing comprehensive national power: economic development, diplomacy and deterrence are its three pillars, writes RPS Bhadauria, VSM (Retd), Director of the Centre for Strateg...

By Rhod Mackenzie

China has invited Russia to joint it "to direct the reform of global governance in the right direction." This official statement by Xi Jinping is difficult to understand other than than as a direct signal of the possibility of mutually creating the rules of the game for the rest...

By Rhod Mackenzie

China is rapidly buying up oil, gas and stakes in major companies and transport infrastructure around the world. Does this mean that Beijing is seriously aiming for world domination and where does it get the money for all this?

The states are to blame
Let's start with transpor...

By Liu Caiyu and Cao Siqi

A ceremony was held on Thursday to commemorate the completion of the largest single sewage treatment plant in South Asia - Bangladeshi Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant, which was undertaken by Chinese enterprises and will benefit 5 million residents in Bangladesh.

Pri...

Global Times Opinion

Bilateral trade between China and the US has been on the decline this year, due in large part to the continuous US' "decoupling" push and antagonistic trade policy toward China.

But at a time when the Biden administration needs to impress voters with economic progress - not...

By Xiong Xinyi

While some developed countries have expressed an interest in joining the BRICS partnership, the BRICS is focusing on developing and emerging economies first to make sure cooperation is expanded, South African Ambassador to China Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele told the Global Times in a rec...