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With an eye on US, China rejigs bureaucracy to boost self-reliance

Smith Mar 9, 2023

President Xi Jinping overhauled China’s bureaucracy as part of a sweeping push to make the economy more self-sufficient and resilient in the face of US efforts to prevent Beijing from obtaining advanced technology.The plan released Tuesday…

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Meghalaya election 2023: See key issues, candidates and constituencies here

Smith Feb 26, 2023

Polling for the Sohiong Assembly constituency was postponed following the demise of the state's former Home Minister and United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate from the seat HDR Lyngdoh. He died of cardiac arrest on 20 February.…

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Over 1500 obsolete acts to be repealed in winter session of Parliament: Rijiju

Smith Oct 23, 2022

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Five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya have decided to join the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance

Smith Feb 9, 2022

In a major development, five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya have decided to join the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA). MDA is a six party coalition led by National People's Party (NPP) partnered by BJP. Congress Legislature Party…

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New land border law will not affect existing border treaties: China

Smith Oct 28, 2021

China said on Thursday that its new land border law will not affect the implementation of existing border treaties and urged relevant countries to avoid making "undue speculation" about a "normal legislation". China's national legislature -…

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View: New law doesn’t stop China from violating other’s territory

Smith Oct 26, 2021

China's legislature, the National People's Congress, adopted a new Land Borders Law of the People's Republic of China on October 23. The new law comes into effect from January 1, 2022. Since 1949, China has argued that the boundaries…