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Jul. 2 – A long-standing dispute between China and the Philippines over territorial rights in the South China Sea continues to fester as the two countries increased naval patrols in the contentious Asian waters. In January, the Philippines initiated arbitration hearings against China with the United Nations to address alleged incursions by Chinese vessels into […]

Jun. 28 – Mumbai may be on the way to overtaking Shanghai as a financial hub in the coming years based on data which shows that the Bombay Stock Exchange’s main index significantly outperformed the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s main index in terms of growth in the past decade. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) traces its […]

Jun. 26 – The effective management of indirect taxes in rapid growth markets (RGMs) such as China and India is a primary concern for many multinational corporations (MNCs). An indirect tax is a tax levied on goods and services which is ultimately paid by the consumer in the form of a higher price. Two of […]

Jun. 21 – China and Vietnam have signed several bilateral trade and infrastructure agreements during a visit by the Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang to Beijing this week. This is Vietnam’s first official visit since Premier Li and President Xi took office in China earlier this year. President Sang welcomed the invitation to visit China, […]

By Nathan Barlow Jun. 7 – A trade corridor is a specific trading route that utilizes common trade agreements and infrastructure of the involved nations to increase the flow and productivity of trade. The establishment of a trade corridor by the Bangladesh–China–India–Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation (BCIM) was an idea originally developed by Chinese scholars […]

May 21 – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has recently met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, the first trip abroad for Premier Li in an official capacity. The two world leaders discussed India-China relations, as well as penned several agreements designed to foster investment and trade between the two nations. “The purpose […]

As India begins to recover from the aftermath of what has indeed proven to be a difficult financial period, questions are now being asked as to the extent of competition India really brings to global markets when measured up against China.

May 14 – UBS, a global financial services company, has recently published its exhaustive global summary of prices and earnings as part of a report released once every three years. Using their listed global benchmark of New York as a standard for comparison, we have extrapolated the data UBS produced on China and India regarding purchasing power and expenditure. For […]

Based on a UBS report of global prices and earnings, we present a comparison of China and India’s wages and salaries. We find that low-skilled worker wages are lower in India, while high-skilled worker wages are closer to being equal.

Recently, a third round of talks at the Brigadier-level between the Indian Army and a Chinese battalion has failed, with the Chinese side objecting to “infrastructure developments on the Indian side.”