Dai Bing: In a quest for military advantage along its border with China, India is intensifying its military cooperation with the U.S. and Russia and stepping up its military penetration of small border states.
China used the opportunity of the global recession to expand and diversify its oil supplies, and made a number of positive changes in its oil strategy.
On October 1, President Hu Jintao inspected an impressive display of Chinese military power. The precision drills, the modern weaponry, the excited audience combined to present a splendid picture on a sunny morning in Tian'anmen Square. But what does the sound of all those marching boots tell us about the future of People's Liberation Army?