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The China-India ‘Water Wars’

The China-India ‘Water Wars’

At a time when Asia’s two most consequential economies — China and India — are rethinking their decades-long rivalry, the shadow of Beijing’s ‘biggest dam in the world’ looms large over their newfound alliance

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
How Real Is The India-China 'Partnership'?

How Real Is The India-China 'Partnership'?

When about five months ago Xi Jinping suggested China and India should engage in a "Dragon-Elephant tango", few would have expected to see the carefully orchestrated diplomacy that played out this week

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
How Trump Lost The Plot, On India

How Trump Lost The Plot, On India

Trump’s tariff battle with India had the potential to spark off a real change in the South Asian giant’s trade practices. But his increasingly hostile rhetoric turned into political gameplay that India’s Narendra Modi cannot afford to lose.

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
China Was ‘Unprepared’ For Extreme Rain

China Was ‘Unprepared’ For Extreme Rain

After a month in which extreme weather rattled nearly every corner of the world, the inability of the second-largest economy to assess just how extreme things can get speaks to a global vulnerability to climate change

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Is the AI frenzy a hallucinatory bubble?

Is the AI frenzy a hallucinatory bubble?

The world’s two biggest economies are racing to gain the upper hand in artificial intelligence, but warnings abound that they may end up with little despite throwing many billions of dollars at the latest tech race

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Nvidia’s Bid To Stop Huawei

Nvidia’s Bid To Stop Huawei

Nvidia’s potential return to China has sparked off a frenzied focus on the billions the chip giant stands to earn. But many — including the firm’s CEO — argue the move has a far more important objective: slowing Huawei’s R&D juggernaut and preventing it from potentially dominating a $50 billion market

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena

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The China-India ‘Water Wars’

The China-India ‘Water Wars’

At a time when Asia’s two most consequential economies — China and India — are rethinking their decades-long rivalry, the shadow of Beijing’s ‘biggest dam in the world’ looms large over their newfound alliance

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
How Real Is The India-China 'Partnership'?

How Real Is The India-China 'Partnership'?

When about five months ago Xi Jinping suggested China and India should engage in a "Dragon-Elephant tango", few would have expected to see the carefully orchestrated diplomacy that played out this week

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
How Trump Lost The Plot, On India

How Trump Lost The Plot, On India

Trump’s tariff battle with India had the potential to spark off a real change in the South Asian giant’s trade practices. But his increasingly hostile rhetoric turned into political gameplay that India’s Narendra Modi cannot afford to lose.

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
China Was ‘Unprepared’ For Extreme Rain

China Was ‘Unprepared’ For Extreme Rain

After a month in which extreme weather rattled nearly every corner of the world, the inability of the second-largest economy to assess just how extreme things can get speaks to a global vulnerability to climate change

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Is the AI frenzy a hallucinatory bubble?

Is the AI frenzy a hallucinatory bubble?

The world’s two biggest economies are racing to gain the upper hand in artificial intelligence, but warnings abound that they may end up with little despite throwing many billions of dollars at the latest tech race

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Nvidia’s Bid To Stop Huawei

Nvidia’s Bid To Stop Huawei

Nvidia’s potential return to China has sparked off a frenzied focus on the billions the chip giant stands to earn. But many — including the firm’s CEO — argue the move has a far more important objective: slowing Huawei’s R&D juggernaut and preventing it from potentially dominating a $50 billion market

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Asia faces tariffs, again

Asia faces tariffs, again

With US President Donald Trump’s latest round of who-knows-who-gets-what tariffs, Asian leaders are deliberating their priorities and weighing what options lie beyond trade with the US

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
The Cost of India’s Crop Waste Burning

The Cost of India’s Crop Waste Burning

As India makes greater moves towards setting up and strengthening its carbon markets, it could unlock tremendous benefits by using them effectively to end the practice of stubble burning

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
China's One Trillion Watt Solar Journey

China's One Trillion Watt Solar Journey

China's astounding transition to renewables hit a new milestone last month, bringing with it crucial lessons for Asia and its energy security

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Will Extreme Weather Break Asia’s Supply Chains?

Will Extreme Weather Break Asia’s Supply Chains?

As changing climate raises the threat of extreme weather events across the world, most companies are still failing to account for them in their extended supply chains

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
Chinese EV Firms Are So Done With BYD

Chinese EV Firms Are So Done With BYD

China’s — and the world’s — largest electric vehicle maker, BYD, has opened a Pandora’s box with its latest round of discounts and brought deep fractures within the industry to the fore

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
China’s Rare Earths 1, Donald Trump 0

China’s Rare Earths 1, Donald Trump 0

A rare earth blockade has given China an incredible upper hand in trade talks with the United States and how this plays out could shape how Beijing engages in trade for years to come

Vishakha Saxena
Vishakha Saxena
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