Rishika Singh

Introduction

Rishika Singh is a deputy copyeditor at the Explained Desk of The Indian Express. She enjoys writing on issues related to international relations, and in particular, likes to follow analyses of news from China. Additionally, she writes on developments related to politics and culture in India....Read More

Articles by Rishika Singh

China officials purge: Key civilian and military figures, including former Defence Minister Li Shangfu, former Foreign Affairs Minister Qin Gang, and PLA Rocket Force generals, have been removed from power in recent years.

Corruption to factions: behind the latest unprecedented purges of China’s officials

Oct 24, 2025 06:25 IST

This is the latest in a series of removals of Chinese officials that have become a hallmark of the...

Thu, Oct 23, 2025

Shoppers at an outlet mall in Guangzhou, China.

Explained Interview | How China’s latest GDP data show economy’s resilience, alongside deeper concernsSubscriber Only

Oct 23, 2025 13:51 IST

The latest data point to an economy that’s steadying but not yet strong. An analyst of the...

Fri, Oct 24, 2025

He and Bessent have met with their countries’ delegations in multiple European cities for trade negotiations of late, to varying degrees of success.

China This Week: Scott Bessent-He Lifeng meeting, and expulsion of top Chinese military leaders

Oct 19, 2025 18:05 IST

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we discuss continued US-China...

Sun, Oct 19, 2025

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What the UK’s ‘spy’ saga says about its complex ties with China

Oct 15, 2025 07:00 IST

Opposition MPs, including Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, have criticised the Prime...

Fri, Oct 17, 2025

China news: Magnetic slices made from rare earth metals at a factory run by the Canadian company Neo Performance Materials in Narva, Estonia, Sept. 17, 2025.

China This Week | Another US-China showdown on tariffs and rare earths, and a UK spying controversy

Oct 12, 2025 20:27 IST

This is the 25th edition of China This Week, where we recap highlights of the news from China. This...

Sun, Oct 12, 2025

After Nepal and the Philippines, why have youth-led protests rocked Morocco and Madagascar?

Oct 11, 2025 14:14 IST

Here is what to know about the latest set of agitations, their place in the long history of...

Sun, Oct 12, 2025

A child runs with Chinese national flags outside the Forbidden City during the National Day holidays in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.

China This Week | Attracting STEM talent to China, and reading new PMI dataSubscriber Only

Oct 06, 2025 07:00 IST

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we note how Beijing marked...

Mon, Oct 06, 2025

Rise in cybercrime, most crimes against women in UP: How to read NCRB’s 2023 Crime in India reportSubscriber Only

Oct 02, 2025 14:21 IST

How does the NCRB gather these data, what do they tell us beyond the headline numbers, and why are...

Thu, Oct 02, 2025

Crowds perform for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport of Xinjiang’s Urumqi city.

As Xi Jinping visits China’s Xinjiang, recalling the restive region’s modern historySubscriber Only

Oct 01, 2025 06:30 IST

Xinjiang often makes headlines over reports of human rights violations of its minority Muslim...

Wed, Oct 01, 2025

US Representative Adam Smith, center left, and Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng, center right, attend a meeting at the Shanghai's municipal government in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Sept.25, 2025. (

China This Week | US delegation in China after years and new climate commitmentsSubscriber Only

Sep 28, 2025 12:58 IST

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. Apart from high-level engagements with the...

Sun, Sep 28, 2025

CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, speaks during a press conference at the Mandarin Oriental Qianmen in Beijing, China, July 16, 2025.

China This Week | Tussles over Google, Nvidia and TikTok, and new economic dataSubscriber Only

Sep 19, 2025 20:01 IST

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, several tech companies were in...

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

Faye Emerson, who is said to have pioneered the late-night show genre, and Jimmy Kimmel.

With ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ taken off air, a brief history of late-night TV showsSubscriber Only

Sep 18, 2025 17:15 IST

In the United States, late-night shows have been a mix of entertainment and politics, with even...

Thu, Sep 18, 2025

Why China is investigating Nvidia for ‘violating’ its anti-monopoly lawsSubscriber Only

Sep 16, 2025 18:40 IST

China’s scrutiny of Nvidia is not being seen as an isolated case, but the latest in a series of...

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

Flags at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

China This Week | How China reacted to Nepal, why Trump threatened tariffs, and how world sees ChinaSubscriber Only

Sep 14, 2025 20:07 IST

Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, Trump threatened tariffs on...

Mon, Sep 15, 2025

Nepal nepo baby: Protesters celebrate at the Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal's government's various ministries and offices, after it was set on fire during a protest on Sept. 9, 2025.

Nepal’s ‘Nepo Babies’: Why nepotism occupies centre stage in public debates todaySubscriber Only

Sep 13, 2025 06:30 IST

In India, the term first gained traction in early 2017, after Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut used...

Sun, Sep 21, 2025

Protestors storm official residences of national leaders in Sri Lanka in 2022, Bangladesh in 2024 and Nepal on September 9, 2025 (left to right)

With Nepal protests, recalling recent turmoil in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka; how the three compareSubscriber Only

Sep 10, 2025 18:53 IST

The scenes from Nepal are reminiscent of recent crises in South Asia. Some common threads highlight...

Thu, Sep 11, 2025

Red Sea cable cut: Undersea cables on the vessel Monna Lisa at the Prysmian plant in Pikkala, Finland, May 14, 2025.

Red Sea cable cut interrupts internet in Asia: How data travels to you under the oceanSubscriber Only

Sep 09, 2025 13:56 IST

Asia internet outage, Red Sea cable cut: What exactly are cables doing in the ocean, and are...

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive at a military parade in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2025.

China This Week | A summit and a parade, and China’s cybersecurity strategySubscriber Only

Sep 07, 2025 16:47 IST

This is the 20th edition of China This Week, where we recap highlights of the news from China. This...

Sun, Sep 14, 2025

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When Nehru first met Mao, discussed the United States as a shared concern: ‘The US is not mature…’Subscriber Only

Sep 07, 2025 07:09 IST

Jawaharlal Nehru visited Mao Zedong in China in 1954, becoming the first Indian PM and the first...

Sun, Sep 07, 2025

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Explained: China’s massive military parade, and capabilities and concerns it displayedSubscriber Only

Sep 06, 2025 07:45 IST

While a military parade cannot indicate efficacy in the field of battle, it still shows what a...

Sat, Sep 06, 2025

Xi Jinping World War 2 speech: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing, China.

China military parade 2025: What it says about how Beijing views the conflict — and itselfSubscriber Only

Sep 03, 2025 16:19 IST

China WW2 parade, Xi Jinping World War 2 speech: What were the highlights of the parade, also...

Sat, Sep 06, 2025

Modi and Xi at the SCO in Tianjin, China.

China This Week | All about the Modi-Xi meeting in TianjinSubscriber Only

Aug 31, 2025 20:39 IST

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week’s slightly delayed edition...

Mon, Sep 01, 2025

Peter Navarro raises his fist as he speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, on July 17, 2024.

Who is Peter Navarro, the Trump adviser now criticising India for buying Russian oil?Subscriber Only

Aug 29, 2025 19:21 IST

Navarro has termed India’s foreign policy “strategic freeloading” and said that US President...

Mon, Sep 01, 2025

Unfinished construction by China Evergrande in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, Sept. 28, 2021.

Explained Interview | Why Evergrande collapsed, and the limits to China’s debt-fuelled, property-centric growth modelSubscriber Only

Aug 27, 2025 16:08 IST

The Chinese real estate giant rose rapidly, reaching a peak valuation of $51 billion in 2017. In...

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025.

China This Week | Wang Yi visits India and Pakistan, Xi reaches Tibet for rare visitSubscriber Only

Aug 22, 2025 21:01 IST

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

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