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 propaganda efforts & influence attempts in ItalyA conference was organised by the Italian Senate last week in the backdrop of the report. The conference focused on two major issues, China...
13 Mar, 2024, 07.36 AM 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
2 foreigners among 4 killed in blast inside premises of university in Pak's KarachiAt least four people, including two foreign nationals, were killed and several others injured on Tuesday when a car exploded inside the pre...
26 Apr, 2022, 10.45 PM 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 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
Fund-raising campaign launched to establish Vivekananda ChairChina has funded over 70 Confucius Institutes in the US alone and hundreds globally, in addition to dozens of study centres and numerous Ch...
30 Dec, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
China likely to set up industrial park in NashikThe Consul General of China in Mumbai Liu Youfa said that China is seriously considering establishing an Industrial Park in Nashik. An area...
21 Feb, 2014, 04.33 PM IST