China Diplomacy

Apple to Boost iPhone 17 Manufacturing in India to Strengthen Local Production

According to reports, Cupertino-based tech giant Apple intends to increase manufacturing of its iPhone 17 at all five of its Indian factories, including the two that were just added. According to a Bloomberg story, the business is expanding its iPhone production in India in an effort to reduce its reliance

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The Complete Story of China’s Debt-Trap Diplomacy

Indian academic Brahma Chellaney coined the term ‘Debt-trap diplomacy’ in 2017. A term used in international finance, it describes a creditor country or institution extending debt to a borrowing nation, to increase the lender’s political leverage. The conditions of the loan are not made public knowledge and, often, benefit