A Delhi-based NGO center for Science and Environment has found that toys found in the Indian Market contains dangerous pthalates. These can cause serious health dis-order such as asthma, Skeletal defects, impair lungs and damage male protective systems. And many of the toys have crossed the limit by as much as 60-160 times. Majority of Chinese (57%), Taiwanese (100%) toys had breached this limit. India had earlier put restrictions on import of Chinese toys if they fail to confirm the voluntary Indian Standards. Important to note that majority of Indian toys would also not meet these standards but the Indian Toy association claims something contrary.
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China arrests 21 Indian Diamond Traders!!!
21 Indian diamond traders have been arrested in China under the charges of smuggling diamond. But none of them were arrested in actual act of smuggling, all the Indians were arrested while in their homes or from their offices or banks. Also, the authorities have seized a lot of diamonds from them but all those were accounted for. It is difficult to build defense for them as the Chinese authorities have provided very little information. Only one of the detained person’s wife has got notice, other 20 do not even have any information on this front.
Our View: By looking at various news sources which are emphasizing on link between these arrests and that done
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India to Overtake China in 2020: Swaminathan Aiyar
According to Swaminathan Aiyar, by 2020, India will overtake china and the US on many parameters. It will also gain strong position in areas like in trade, political power, GDP growth rate. This would be due the growing strength of Indian literate workforce and ore/gas deposits. Following are key extracts and our views: Continue reading India to Overtake China in 2020: Swaminathan Aiyar
US-China ties not at India’s expense, says Washington
India’s sharp reaction to the joint statement by the US and China had made the US to get into damage control act by clarifying that the statement was meant to promote peace in the region with the statement’s focus being on the Af-Pak region.
Our View: This can be viewed as a diplomatic move by the US to being seen as a close ally of China as the US economy now is largely synchronized with the Chinese economy. Continue reading US-China ties not at India’s expense, says Washington