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As China looks to disengage with India, Beijing is engaged in massive conflict with the US. In recent years, China has been assertive in consolidating jurisdictional claims, expanding the military reach and rejecting claims of other states through coercive diplomacy.

Despite heavy investments by China, Balochistan toils in poverty and remains largely underdeveloped. The recent decision by Pakistan to allow a Chinese mining company to extend its lease for another 15 years has been met with anger.

Al-Jazeera quoting a deputy to Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization, Farhad Montaser, labelled the report "totally false because Iran has not inked any deal with India regarding the Zahedan-Chabahr" railway.

DRDO - Defence Research and Development Organisation's new twin-engine aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft could replace Indian Navy's MiG-29K. The DRDO is expected to compete...

"The Russian president stressed the hopelessness of sanctions and pressure on Tehran in this regard and the importance of preserving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iran nuclear program, approved by UN Security Council Resolution 2231," a Kremlin statement said.