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India, China discuss situation in border areas, express satisfaction with prevalence of peace and tranquility
India and China reviewed the current situation along the India-China border on Wednesday, in what the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described as an atmosphere of 'peace and tranquillity.' The meeting was part of ongoing efforts to manage border issues between the two countries. "The 34th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) took place in New Delhi on 23 July 2025," the MEA said in a press release. The two delegations agreed to maintain regular communication on boundary-related matters through established diplomatic and military channels. They also discussed further steps to strengthen 'effective border management' and maintain calm along the Line of Actual Control. These discussions built on the progress made during the previous round of Special Representatives' Talks and the 33rd WMCC meeting. Preparations were also made for the next round of the Special Representatives' Talks, which is scheduled to be held in India later this year. As part of the visit, the leader of the Chinese delegation also met with the Foreign Secretary. In the recent past, India and China have taken several steps to mend their strained relations, which had sharply deteriorated after the deadly clash between their armed forces in June 2020. The face-off effectively ended following the completion of the disengagement process from the last two friction points of Demchok and Depsang, under an agreement finalised on October 21 last year. Meanwhile, in a significant step towards normalising India-China ties since the border standoff, New Delhi resumed the revered Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from June this year. The yatra's resumption after a five-year pause marks a major step in bridging the trust gap that developed following the border standoff in Galwan, where 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives.
Time of India
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- Time of India
White House unveils artificial intelligence policy plan
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills The White House on Wednesday released an artificial intelligence (AI) policy plan highlighting priorities for the US to achieve "global dominance" in the plan developed by US President Donald Trump's administration, calls for open-source and open-weight AI models to be made freely available by developers for anyone in the world to download and three core themes are accelerating AI innovation , build American AI infrastructure and lead in international AI diplomacy and Krishnan, White House advisor on AI policy, took to X to share the announcement. "There is a lot of exciting actions in here but one I'm very partial to is the focus on open source and open weights and making sure the U.S. leads in this critical area," his post AI plan calls for the Commerce Department to research Chinese AI models for alignment with Chinese Communist Party talking points and previously reported by Reuters, it adds the federal government should not allow AI-related federal funding to be directed toward states with "burdensome" regulations.(With inputs from Reuters)
Time of India
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- Time of India
Amazon follows IBM and Microsoft, shuts China AI lab that generated nearly $1 billion in sales
Amazon is shutting down its artificial intelligence (AI) lab in Shanghai, making it the latest US tech company to scale back research in China, a report has said, citing growing geopolitical tensions as the reason. The move follows similar actions by IBM and Microsoft, which have also reduced their R&D efforts in the country as US scrutiny over China-related AI work intensifies. According to a report by The Financial Times, the development was confirmed by Wang Minjie, a scientist at the lab, via a social media post on WeChat. The lab was established by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2018 and Wang stated that his team was being 'dissolved due to strategic adjustments amid US-China tensions,' and reflected on the 'golden era of foreign research labs' in China. Wang also noted that his team had published over 100 academic papers and developed a neural network framework that generated nearly $1 billion in sales for Amazon. Notably, the exact number of employees at the Shanghai lab is unknown, but Amazon reported having over 10,000 employees in China in 2022, with AWS employing more than 1,000 staff at its peak. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Battery Rebate Now Live – Save Up to $17,500 Australian Solar Batteries Get Quote Undo Job cuts at Amazon and US control over AI infrastructure This decision comes as part of a broader trend of global job cuts at Amazon. Last month, CEO Andy Jassy warned employees that AI adoption would lead to a reduction in staff. An Amazon spokesperson, Brad Glasser, confirmed the recent job cuts at AWS, calling them 'difficult business decisions' necessary to 'invest, hire, and optimise resources.' 'We've made the difficult business decision to eliminate some roles across particular teams in AWS. These decisions are necessary as we continue to invest, hire, and optimise resources,' Glasser said. IBM cut over 1,000 R&D jobs in China last year, while Microsoft offered to relocate hundreds of Chinese employees working on AI and cloud. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
