Rishika Singh

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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

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 China

Sep 14, 2025 20:07 IST

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

Sun, Sep 14, 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 today

Sep 13, 2025 06:30 IST

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

Sun, Sep 14, 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 compare

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 ocean

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 strategy

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 displayed

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 itself

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

BLACKPINK sets Wembley ablaze with historic, sold-out show

Blackpink headlines Wembley: It’s not that big a deal for the K-pop groupSubscriber Only

Aug 21, 2025 18:00 IST

With the sheer scale of Blackpink’s successes, it’s time to stop treating their artists as...

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

An existing line already connects Tibet with the Qinghai province, and then with the rest of China.

Why China plans to connect the restive Xinjiang to Tibet, at India’s doorstepSubscriber Only

Aug 20, 2025 07:50 IST

Both autonomous regions are large, have unique demographics, and harsh terrain and climatic...

Wed, Aug 20, 2025

US President Donald Trump hosts Jensen Huang, chief executive of computer chip maker Nvidia for an event to discuss U.S. technology investments at the White House in Washington, April 30, 2025.

China This Week | US-China tariff truce holds, ‘unprecedented’ deal with Nvidia, and moreSubscriber Only

Aug 15, 2025 19:53 IST

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we look at why a tariff...

Fri, Aug 15, 2025

Liu Jianchao in Washington, D.C. in January 2024.

Authorities allegedly ‘take away’ top Chinese diplomat: Who is Liu Jianchao?Subscriber Only

Aug 11, 2025 19:35 IST

Liu, 61, has earlier been tipped to be the Foreign Minister of China. What is the context for yet...

Mon, Aug 11, 2025

Japan often makes headlines in this area because of its particularly low birth and fertility rates.

What’s driving Japan’s population fall, with record decline of 900,000 people in 2024Subscriber Only

Aug 10, 2025 21:02 IST

Japan and some of its East Asian neighbours frequently make headlines about population concerns,...

Mon, Aug 11, 2025

China This Week | From left: Philippines' BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06), India's INS Delhi (D61), and INS Kiltan (P30) navigate during joint naval sail and exercises at the South China Sea, Sunday Aug. 3, 2025.

China This Week | Putin dials Xi, China frowns at India-Philippines drills, but welcomes PM Modi for visitSubscriber Only

Aug 08, 2025 21:36 IST

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week saw China comment on India’s...

Fri, Aug 08, 2025

The Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the 248-kilometre-long, four-kilometre-wide buffer zone serving as the de facto border between the two Koreas.

K-pop, weather news, and scraping metal: Behind the sounds unleashed at the Korean borderSubscriber Only

Aug 04, 2025 19:07 IST

Why were these rather unconventional tactics employed in the decades-old discord between North...

Tue, Aug 05, 2025

China fertility subsidy: A group of older residents plays cards near a baby in a stroller at a park in Miyun, a district in Beijing, Sept. 18, 2024.

China offers new subsidy to promote fertility, but money can only solve part of the problem. Here’s whySubscriber Only

Aug 02, 2025 06:30 IST

China is far from the only nation battling fertility concerns. South Korea and Japan have some of...

Sun, Aug 03, 2025

China Vice Premier He Lifeng meets Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm, Sweden, ahead of talks with US officials.

China This Week | China escapes US tariffs amid ongoing talks, a new baby subsidy, and TaiwanSubscriber Only

Aug 01, 2025 20:41 IST

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week saw developments on the tariffs...

Fri, Aug 08, 2025

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China This Week | Limited results from EU-China summit, India’s visa resumption, and the Chinese mega damSubscriber Only

Jul 26, 2025 10:55 IST

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, an important summit was held...

Sat, Jul 26, 2025

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets China President Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Tuesday.

China This Week | Xi-Jaishankar meeting, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang in Beijing, and GDP dataSubscriber Only

Jul 18, 2025 21:27 IST

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. Some high-profile visits to China...

Wed, Jul 23, 2025

A passenger airliner flies past the clouds near a residential building in Beijing, China, on July 13, 2025.

Explained interview | Has China beaten Trump’s tariffs? Here is what new data on GDP growth showSubscriber Only

Jul 18, 2025 17:04 IST

China has shown itself to be more resilient against tariffs than many expected. But stockpiling,...

Sat, Jul 19, 2025

Gustav Klimt's 'The Kiss' and a model wearing Rahul Mishra's recent collection inspired by the work.

Designer Rahul Mishra, artist Gustav Klimt, and a long tradition of art inspiring fashionSubscriber Only

Jul 14, 2025 12:44 IST

There are reasons why fashion and art have a close relationship, even as such collaborations...

Tue, Jul 15, 2025

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