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  Amid LAC standoff, China to ramp up railway network close to India border China Railway announced the bidding results for the construction of two tunnels and one bridge, as well as the power supply project for the Ya'an-Linzhi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway. BEIJING:  China is all set to begin the construction of the strategic Sichuan-Tibet Railway between Ya'an in southwest Sichuan province and Linzhi in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh, the official media reported. China Railway announced on Saturday the bidding results for the construction of two tunnels and one bridge, as well as the power supply project for the Ya'an-Linzhi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, indicating that construction of the project is about to begin. The Sichuan-Tibet Railway is the second such project in Tibet after the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. It will go through the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, one of the world's most geologically active areas, a re...

Lhasa:  China has started work on a new railway line between Xinjiang and  Tibet  that is expected to raise the hackles of the Indian government. The proposed railway line, which is expected to enable faster deployment of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), will run through the disputed Aksai Chin region close to the Line of Actual Control with India, though on the Chinese side. This was announced by authorities of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) who have released the plans for the new railway line. The ambitious plans, which were announced last week, propose a “medium to long term railway plan” to almost triple the coverage of the TAR rail network to 4,000 km from the current 1,400 km by 2025. It will include new routes that will go to China’s disputed borders with India and Nepal. “By 2025, the construction of several railway projects, including the Ya’an-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, the Shigatse-Pakhuktso section of the Xinjiang-Tibet Railway, and t...

  India population: The job crisis driving millions to big cities India is in the throes of a massive move to its cities - the  second largest rural to urban migration  in human history. This demographic disruption is under way as the country is set to overtake China to become the most populous in the world - the UN projects that will  happen by the middle of this year . Experts say that India's new status highlights its demographic dividend as the nation with the largest number of young workers - but also its biggest challenge: creating enough jobs for them. And that's what's fuelling the migration - people don't make enough money in the villages, so they're streaming out of the countryside by the tens of millions, driven by hope and desperation to seek better opportunities in big cities. In India's financial hub Mumbai recently, a crush of young men surged forward as policemen waved batons and called for order. The candidates had come from all over the state s...

  Russia, China Discuss Iran's Nuclear Program And Korean Peninsula China and Russia said last month that nuclear talks with Tehran, demanded by the United States, should only resume based on "mutual respect" and all sanctions ought to be lifted. Moscow:  Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, the situation on the Korean Peninsula as well as Iran's nuclear program, the Russian foreign ministry said late on Tuesday. Wang is on a three-day visit to Moscow where he also met with President Vladimir Putin, the latest in a series of top-level meetings between the two powers in recent years aimed at deepening strategic cooperation amid shifts in the geopolitical landscape. China and Russia said last month that nuclear talks with Tehran, demanded by the United States, should only resume based on "mutual respect" and all sanctions ought to be lifted. The ministers) touched on individual regional issues related to ...