Government specifies 40 sub-sectors for faster clearance of FDI proposals from land-bordering nationsIndia is fast-tracking foreign investment proposals from China and neighboring nations. Forty key manufacturing sub-sectors, including rare...
05 May, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
DPIIT issues updated SOP for processing FDI applicationsThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has streamlined Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposal processing wit...
05 May, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
04 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Asia finance leaders say they are ready to act to stem volatility risksFinance leaders from China, Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN nations met in Samarkand. They pledged to watch for excessive financial market vo...
03 May, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
How Asia should deal with the ‘Malacca dilemma’The Iran conflict has shown how easily key sea routes can be used as strategic tools, raising concerns beyond the Strait of Hormuz to other...
22 Apr, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Anticipating the inevitable: What India must learn from prepared economies in an age of recurring crisisGlobal markets are reacting to the expectation of disruption. Countries that prepare for crises in calm times fare better. China and Russia...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.09 AM IST
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as presidentMyanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has become president. This follows a military coup five years ago. He took power after an election ex...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Dragon on the moveThe 'China in the World' podcast episode explores China's economic and strategic interests in Myanmar, focusing on the 2,000 km shared bord...
01 Apr, 2025, 10.51 PM IST
Wang Yi visits Myanmar with an olive branch as rebel groups challenge China’s interestsChina's foreign minister Wang Yi visited Myanmar, extending an olive branch ahead of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. Wang encouraged politic...
17 Aug, 2024, 02.25 PM IST
China courts Myanmar as junta chief plans September visit to BeijingIn May, Major General Yang Yang, acting director-general of the Intelligence Bureau of the Joint Staff Department of China’s Central Milita...
23 Jul, 2023, 06.33 AM IST
China pushes projects in Myanmar despite limited profitsChina is pushing its strategic projects in Myanmar with an eye on access to the Indian Ocean Region and expanding presence in India's easte...
27 May, 2023, 11.04 PM IST
China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang visits Myanmar ahead of India tripQin Gang Myanmar's junta chief on Tuesday to showcase China's support for the military council, said people aware of the matter. While the ...
04 May, 2023, 07.06 AM IST
Myanmar cozies up to China with infrastructure overturesSources in Delhi told ET that issuing a statement on China coinciding with the Indian foreign secretary's visit is an attempt by the junta ...
25 Dec, 2021, 08.40 AM IST
Myanmar-China trade ties come to grinding halt despite pol bonhomieChina is Myanmar's top trading partner and accounts for the lion's share of Myanmar's imports and exports. According to 2019 data, bilatera...
09 Nov, 2021, 03.34 PM IST
Myanmar govt forms tribunal to probe China-funded city projectThe project has been criticised due to a lack of transparency, land confiscations, confusion over the scale of construction and the growing...
18 Jun, 2020, 01.30 PM IST
'Look East' policy: India underperforming its role in MyanmarIndian presence in Myanmar and its economy, especially after all the glib talk of a “Great Game” on Myanmar involving China, Western powers...
02 Oct, 2013, 08.47 AM IST
Myanmar-China gas pipeline starts delivering gas to ChinaThe 870-kilometre long pipeline will ship natural gas and petroleum all the way from the coastal port in Myanmar to China's Southwest Yunna...
28 Jul, 2013, 10.05 PM IST