What the current status of the rare earth ban right now from China to Japan?
Everytime something like this happens, they should just add to the restrictions. They can show how tough they are, but they need to pay a price each time.
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Everytime something like this happens, they should just add to the restrictions. They can show how tough they are, but they need to pay a price each time.
New Delhi: China has overtaken the US to emerge as India's largest trading partner in 2025-26, with bilateral trade reaching USD 151.1 billion, while the country's trade deficit with Beijing widened to USD 112.16 billion during the period, government data showed.
The US was India's largest trading partner for four consecutive years till 2024-25.
India's exports to China rose 36.66 per cent to USD 19.47 billion during the last fiscal year, while imports increased 16 per cent to USD 131.63 billion. The trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of USD 112.6 billion in 2025-26 as against USD 99.2 billion in 2024-25.
On the other hand, the country's outbound shipments to the US grew marginally 0.92 per cent to USD 87.3 billion during the last fiscal year, while imports increased 15.95 per cent to USD 52.9 billion. The trade surplus de ..
If plans are not already in place to destroy the canal locks through sabotage in the event that Panama does not fully prostrate itself to China within the next year, then sorry but the MSS is incompetent. The handicap it would cause to American military vessel transit between the oceans would be a huge advantage as well.
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the coming global food crisis -ft
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Its trival to destroy the canal with an accidental sinking and subsequent cargo explosion of a transiting cargo ship while in the docks. But thats a war time problem. Right now it would be more interesting if Maersk and MSC gets sanctioned over it, after all the canal is just one water way, Maersk and MSC represent far bigger volumes and if China can use this oppertunity to force a COSCO takeover, it'll end up with much bigger control over global shipping than panama, which can always be taken out later.
Then again because of this Maersk and MSC will probably fold, but hey you have to give it to Bejing for finding win-win solutions
India summoned Iranian Ambassador earlier today after IRGC opened fire on an Indian flagged ship:
This summary of the above article. but what i have read in addition to this in Soft Power media this OPEC+ can deliver knock out blow. Obviously both Royal Kingdoms and Russia are still polite in public but they have all the capabilities to do it.
Trump is in the area for this reason that weak countries like India/Pakistan/Europe join behind him and not just diplomatic protest. how many times MBS/MBZ visited India/Europe/Pakistan and than count the reverse in past 10 years since MBS accession to Royal throne. This is that Royal Soft Power.