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13-Jan-2021 | Philip J. Heijmans & Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
India to emerge as key military partner in US' plan to counter China's rise
The document lays out a vision for the region in which North Korea no longer poses a threat, India is predominant in South Asia and the U.S. works with partners around the world to resist Chinese acti
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29-Dec-2020 | Iain Marlow, Faseeh Mangi & Kari Soo Lindberg | Bloomberg
Diplomatic headache as China struggles to get nations to trust its vaccines
China's vaccines were meant to score a clear diplomatic win for Beijing, shoring up ties with dozens of poorer nations amid an anticipated shortage of Western-developed shots
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26-Nov-2020 | Eric Lam & Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
Hong Kong's Carrie Lam vows closer Beijing ties to revive economy
Lam said her administration's aim was to restore confidence following another tumultuous year
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12-Nov-2020 | Iain Marlow & Natalie Lung | Bloomberg
Xi's Hong Kong move seen as message to Biden: Will not tolerate dissent
China's top legislative body on Wednesday passed a resolution allowing for the disqualification of any Hong Kong lawmakers who aren't deemed sufficiently loyal
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11-Aug-2020 | Iain Marlow & Natalie Lung | Bloomberg
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested in Hong Kong, led away in handcuffs
Apple Daily, which is under Lai's media network Next Digital Ltd. and the biggest pro-democracy paper in Hong Kong, reported that nearly 200 officers were entering its offices
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09-Dec-2019 | Cathy Chan, Iain Marlow & Aaron Mc Nicholas | Bloomberg
Hong Kong's biggest protest in months may be a trailer for the year 2020
Companies have got caught in the middle of the protests. Chinese retailers and branches of lenders like Bank of China Ltd have been ransacked by vandals
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05-Nov-2019 | Iain Marlow & Shruti Srivastava | Bloomberg
RCEP opt-out: Modi's Trumpian trade exit may be tactical retreat for India
Modi and his ministers are now selling his refusal to join RCEP as a victory for India's poor
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30-Oct-2019 | Archana Chaudhary, Shruti Srivastava & Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
India's last-minute demands for concessions might jeopardise RCEP deal
India, which has raised some tariffs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has long been the main holdout on an RCEP deal due to strong domestic opposition
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04-Oct-2019 | Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
Hong Kong to ban face masks at protests in bid to quell months of unrest
The government will enact the Emergency Regulations Ordinance after a special meeting of the city's Executive Council on Friday
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24-Sep-2019 | Iain Marlow & Archana Chaudhary | Bloomberg
Rising power: Why India has faced muted criticism over its Kashmir policy
India's economic heft and its standing as a potential counter to China may be behind the absence of strong reactions
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22-Aug-2019 | Angus Whitley, Iain Marlow & Jinshan Hong | Bloomberg
From KPMG to Cathay, China warns global CEOs to fall in line on Hong Kong
Cathay, Hong Kong's flagship airline, has become a symbol of what happens when a company is judged to have crossed China's red lines
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21-Aug-2019 | Iain Marlow & Sheryl Tian Tong Lee | Bloomberg
Xi may try to put a lid on Hong Kong protests before PRC's 70th anniversary
Much may depend on what happens in the first week of September, when students who have been driving the demonstrations are set to return to universities and high schools
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05-Aug-2019 | Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
Hong Kong brought to a standstill as anti-extradition protests intensify
The protests began in June against a proposed bill allowing extraditions to mainland China, but have since morphed into a broader challenge to China
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23-Jul-2019 | Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
Hong Kong tempts China's ire as pro-independence protests take violent turn
Police fired tear gas at protesters who had surrounded China's local government headquarters and defaced the national emblem
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03-Jun-2019 | Iain Marlow & Philip J Heijmans | Bloomberg
Explained: Why Asia doesn't want US to kneecap China in Trump's trade war
Fears are growing throughout Asia that a clash of superpowers will end up hurting smaller nations, many of which rely on exports to fuel the economic growth that provides jobs for millions of people
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23-May-2019 | Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
India wins yet again, together we grow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
BJP supporters have begun celebrating in the streets as the party extended its lead in more than 299 seats -- easily ahead of the 272 seats needed to form government
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06-May-2019 | Iain Marlow & Archana Chaudhary | Bloomberg
Fielding a terror accused: BJP leaves the moral question to the people
The controversial candidate has fueled opposition accusations of hypocrisy and political opportunism against the BJP
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06-May-2019 | Archana Chaudhary & Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
BJP may need allies for a majority in Lok Sabha polls 2019, says Ram Madhav
The conservative forecast by Ram Madhav is far below what other party leaders including finance minister Arun Jaitley and party president Amit Shah have publicly claimed
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05-May-2019 | Iain Marlow & Pradipta Mukherjee | Bloomberg
Mamata Banerjee: The woman standing between Modi and a Lok Sabha majority
Mamata Banerjee still dominates West Bengal and is a possible prime minister candidate if a loose alliance of opposition parties can band together and defeat Modi
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30-Apr-2019 | Karthikeyan Sundaram, Iain Marlow & Hannah Dormido | Bloomberg
92 trips to 57 countries since 2014: Here's what PM Narendra Modi achieved
With 92 trips to 57 countries since coming to power in May 2014, Modi has flown abroad nearly twice as much as his predecessor Manmohan Singh in five years
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26-Apr-2019 | Debjit Chakraborty & Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
US decision to end Iran oil waivers gives ammo to PM Modi's opposition
Criticism that his diplomacy has failed to guarantee continued access to cheaper Iranian oil comes in the middle of India's weeks-long general election, which began on April 11
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24-Apr-2019 | Iain Marlow I Bloomberg
The massacre in Sri Lanka has opened doors for strongman Rajapaksa's return
More and more Sri Lankans had grown disillusioned with the combination of Sirisena and Wickremesinghe, who formed an alliance to defeat Rajapaksa in a landmark 2015 election
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22-Apr-2019 | Anusha Ondaatjie & Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
Sri Lanka blames local jihadist group for blasts, admits ignored warnings
The death toll rose to 290 in the coordinated blasts on Easter Sunday at churches and luxury hotels, which the government said were carried out by seven suicide bombers.
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22-Apr-2019 | Anusha Ondaatjie & Iain Marlow | Bloomberg
Sri Lanka seeks global assistance, stability after Easter blasts kill 215
At least 215 people died in coordinated blasts on Easter Sunday at churches and luxury hotels, some of which involved suicide bombers
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11-Apr-2019 | Iain Marlow, Vrishti Beniwal, Adrian Leung, & Hannah Dormido | Bloomberg
Has Modi really changed India?
Supporters say he's turning it into a global power with a strong economy, while critics say he's increasing social tensions and eroding democratic institutions