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C Raja Mohan writes: The ghosts of 1945 are being recruited for today’s contest over Asia

September 30, 2026 6:54 am

References to history are rarely innocent. The past is interpreted and reinterpreted to serve the politics of the present. Since returning to power, Trump has invoked US wartime cooperation with both Russia and China

In US-China AI race, India's place will depend on capabilities built at home

September 29, 2026 9:04 am

India should keep Chinese models out of government systems, critical infrastructure and sensitive data. Equally, avoid over-dependence on the American stack; June’s brief cut-off of foreign access to top American models showed how quickly access can vanish

China This Week | With Xi set for US state visit, the 2 items on top of the agenda

September 20, 2026 8:53 pm

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This edition looks at the upcoming meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in the US. This will be Xi's first state visit during Trump 2.0. Here is what to know.

Security alone won’t secure India's Indo-Pacific future

July 13, 2026 12:22 pm

India has the opportunity to emerge as a “G2 plus 1” if New Delhi is bold enough to integrate more deeply with Asia's existing economic architecture

Beyond US and China, India and others are building a ‘G Minus Two’ for Indo-Pacific

July 08, 2026 7:34 am

Every major Asian nation, including India and the three countries Modi is visiting this week, knows that Chinese power in Asia and the Indo-Pacific is a reality that must be managed

As US and China compete in India's neighbourhood, Delhi must become more transactional with both

July 02, 2026 6:35 am

India cannot stop great-power rivalry in South Asia, but must avoid becoming an object of external power-politics. It should preserve strategic autonomy by keeping relations with both Washington and Beijing transactional and judging each issue on its merits

What is GLM-5.2, China’s latest open-weight AI model turning heads in Silicon Valley?

June 28, 2026 9:41 am

Since its debut, Zhipu AI's GLM-5.2 has been generating a lot of buzz across social media with investors, founders, and developers expressing awe at the high-performance and capabilities of the new model.

Trump’s Beijing visit exposed a truth neither side wants to admit

June 04, 2026 3:31 pm

It revealed a world where rivalry, dependence, and competing civilisational visions now coexist uneasily within the same interconnected order

Under Xi and Trump, the US-China tech race is heating up. India can't sit on the sidelines

May 21, 2026 2:12 pm

Diplomatic dexterity cannot substitute for technological depth. Unless we independently design, fabricate, or govern frontier AI, we will find its alignment dictated by the attempted G2 and the alliance they foster

Xi looks to open China’s doors. How amenable will Trump be?

May 16, 2026 1:11 pm

At the tactical level, what became apparent from their deliberations was China’s renewed confidence and assertiveness in dealing with the US, despite a decade or so of trade and technological restrictions

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