Tag: China

Beijing , February 21 (ANI): A US-based rights organization has expressed solidarity with Uyghur, Tibetan and Ladakhi human rights advocates protesting the Beijing Winter Olympics. On February 19, one day before the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, ICHRRF (International Commission for Human Rights and Religious Freedom) ...

The Phyang monastery in Ladakh, in the Indian Himalayas, plans to combine Western science with Buddhist cosmology to draw stargazing tourists to the desert region of Jammu and Kashmir state.In April, the monks at the monastery, which dates back to 1515, will open an “astrohub”. The inspiration for it ...

Beijing , February 20 (ANI): China is trying to stoke political instability in the Maldives, an archipelago country that is already hugely indebted to China, with an aim to gain dominance in the Indian Ocean region. China's Foreign Minister Wang Ye landed in the Maldives just a few days ...

Hundreds of Pakistani youths flew kites from rooftops in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, celebrating an ancient colourful festival despite a ban imposed by authorities in 2007 following a spate of accidents.Enthusiasts have in the past used acid-soaked string and piano wire in kite-fighting battles, causing terrible ...

As a former Indian diplomat accustomed to dulcet exchanges, Gopalaswami Parthasarathy was taken aback at Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s apparent suggestion that the country’s parliamentary standards had declined since the time of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.But as a diplomat – he has served as India’s ...

BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has provided a comprehensive presentation of China's development philosophy and achievements, as well as its ideas on international relations and people-to-people exchanges, experts said at a seminar on Thursday. At the online seminar titled "Winter Olympics: Beijing Spirit ...

A militant separatist movement in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province has stepped up attacks in recent weeks, targeting the Pakistani military and complicating infrastructure projects being developed by China as part of Beijing's Belt and Road initiative (BRI). In 2015, China announced the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $46 billion (€41 ...

A militant separatist movement in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province has stepped up attacks in recent weeks, targeting the Pakistani military and complicating infrastructure projects being developed by China as part of Beijing's Belt and Road initiative (BRI). In 2015, China announced the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $46 billion (€41 ...

Washington - A series of new financial agreements between China and Pakistan are signaling a shift in political alignments in the region with implications for South Asian neighbors, the United States and for the economic future of Pakistan itself.China and Pakistan issued a joint statement that solidified the growing ...

Washington —  A series of new financial agreements between China and Pakistan are signaling a shift in political alignments in the region with implications for South Asian neighbors, the United States and for the economic future of Pakistan itself. China and Pakistan issued a joint statement that solidified the ...