IANS Analysis: CPEC - A bane for China?

IANS | June 24, 2024 7:44 PM

New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), announced in 2015 subsequent to Pakistan's engagement with China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, represents a considerable collaborative venture. Originally valued at $46 billion, the project focuses on sectors such as energy, transportation, and industry, aiming to connect China's Kashgar in northeastern Xinjiang with Gwadar port in Pakistan's Balochistan province across approximately 3,000 kilometers.

Apple becomes first company to be charged with violating EU’s DMA rules

IANS | June 24, 2024 7:18 PM

London, June 24 (IANS) European Union (EU) regulators on Monday opened a new investigation into Apple’s support for alternative iOS marketplaces in Europe under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), adding that the App Store's “steering” policies violate the DMA meant to encourage competition.

Putin, Kim rekindle close Russian-N Korean links dating back to the Stalin era

Vikas Datta | June 24, 2024 11:13 AM

New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Nearly a quarter century after his first visit as the newly-minted Russian President, Vladimir Putin was back last week in North Korea, where he met its leader Kim Jong-un - son of Kim Jong-il who he had met in 2000 - for talks on economic, security, and global issues and signed a Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.