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Inside China’s gray zone activities: How Beijing is salami slicing its way to influence

“Hide your strength and bide your time,” Deng Xiaoping, the transformative Chinese premier, once advised – a maxim that became shorthand for China’s post-Cold War foreign policy. It urged patience, strategic restraint and the quiet accumulation of national power, while avoiding confrontations that could derail domestic development. The idea — taoguang yanghui — shaped Beijing’s…

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UP Muslim panchayat bans ‘nikah’ at hotels: DJs, fireworks, salami restricted; violators to face Rs 11,000 fine | Agra News

AGRA: In a move to curb extravagance and encourage austerity at weddings, a ‘panchayat’ by the Muslim community in Kosi Kalan, a town in Mathura, unanimously decided to ban ‘nikah’ (marriage) ceremonies at hotels, guest houses or marriage halls and placed strict restrictions on DJ music, fireworks and ‘salami’ (gift) ritual to grooms. Those flouting…

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‘Salami slicing’: Russia’s incursion into Poland – How Putin has riled Trump, again

(AI image generated using ChatGPT) When Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace this week, Nato scrambled jets, Warsaw sounded alarm, and Europe braced for escalation. But it was the response from Washington, more specifically, from President Donald Trump that quickly became the centre of global attention.“What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones? Here we…

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