Who is Ahmad Vahidi? The man reportedly calling the shots in Iran and worrying Trump's teamAs Iran's leadership undergoes significant shifts amidst a U.S.-Israeli war, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi is emerging as a powerful figur...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.35 PM IST
Who is Xu Zewei, alleged Chinese hacker extradited by the FBI from Italy?The FBI has brought alleged China-linked hacker Xu Zewei to the United States. FBI Director Kash Patel stated his recent Italy trip was vit...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Students or spies? How China infiltrated US universitiesThe United States will revoke visas of Chinese students linked to the Chinese Communist Party or studying sensitive subjects. This action f...
29 May, 2025, 06.11 PM IST
China’s soft power investment in Caucasus region gains tractionChina is using its official media and various initiatives to promote its soft power in the South Caucasus region. CGTN, a channel of the Ch...
12 Sep, 2023, 12.54 PM IST
Terrified with frequent attacks, Chinese nationals teaching Mandarin in Pakistan called backTheir departure came weeks after a burqa-clad Baloch woman suicide bomber struck a van inside Pakistan's prestigious University of Karachi,...
16 May, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
Educational institutes now need FCRA clearance to collaborate with China's Confucius centresThe education ministry had, two years ago, initiated a review of all collaborations between Confucius centres and Indian institutes followi...
27 Apr, 2022, 11.24 PM IST
After Karachi blast, China asks Pakistan to address 'root causes' of terrorThree Chinese nationals were among the four persons killed in a car explosion inside the premises of the University of Pakistan in Karachi ...
27 Apr, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
US will work as aggressively as possible to protect American workers and businesses from 'unfair' Chinese trade practices: Commerce Secretary“The fact is China's actions are uncompetitive, coercive, underhanded. They've proven they'll do whatever it takes. So I plan to use all th...
08 Apr, 2021, 09.43 AM IST
Netherlands and Czech Republic push back against Chinese ambitionsThe University of Groningen in Netherlands has decided not to renew a controversial contract with the Chinese Confucius Institute to part-f...
27 Mar, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
Mike Pompeo urges US universities to scrutinize ChinaPompeo said that the United States should welcome Chinese who "genuinely" want to study in the country but pointed to two cases of Chinese ...
09 Dec, 2020, 10.19 PM IST
China defends Confucius Institutes now under fire from USForeign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian disputed that characterization and accused Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. politicians of...
16 Oct, 2020, 04.49 PM IST
India steps up scrutiny of Chinese influence group amid ratcheting border tensionsThe closer monitoring of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAIFU) comes at a time when India and China are locked in...
03 Sep, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
Chinese envoy Sun Weidong terms Galwan clash as 'unfortunate', says it is 'brief moment'"Not long ago, an unfortunate incident happened in the border areas that neither China nor India would like to see. Now we are working to h...
26 Aug, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
India slaps new curbs on visas, schools to stem China influenceIndia’s Ministry of External Affairs has been told that visas for Chinese businessmen, academics, industry experts, and advocacy groups wil...
21 Aug, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
Expect China to work sincerely for complete disengagement and de-escalation: MEAIndia on Thursday said it expects China to work with it sincerely for ensuring "complete disengagement and de-escalation" in eastern Ladakh...
06 Aug, 2020, 09.07 PM IST
From visas to youth exchanges, govt weighs options to limit China’s soft power in IndiaFrom limiting visas to minimising youth exchanges and clamping down on the Chinese-funded Confucius Institutes, a series of measures is bei...
06 Aug, 2020, 08.19 AM IST
China will encourage learning of Chinese in India: Ma ZhanwuZhanwu inaugurated the first 'Confucius Classroom' in the eastern region which is being run by the School of Chinese Language in its new st...
28 Nov, 2017, 08.55 PM IST