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Welcome to Inchin Closers blog, where we cover news, insights and trends from China and India. Written by experts, the articles below, chart the impact China and India have on each other in the spheres of economics, politics and culture.
Ten Reasons Why Mumbai Should Not Be Shanghai
Inchin Closer's CEO Nazia Vasi, a Mumbaikar who lived in Shanghai, goes behind the gloss and...
Chinese, Japanese or Korean language?
Here's Inchin Closers 5 step guide to help you choose which East Asian language to learn You might...
School Just Got Smarter
How technology is driving education for next-gen Chinese By Charmaine Mirza Sit up straight,...
6 Best Chinese tattoos this Summer!
Also How to avoid embarrassing Chinese character tattoo's One of the best ways to express yourself...
There’s A Cockroach In My Soup!
A Dollop of Chinese Culinary Wisdom for the Foodie Soul ~ By Charmaine Mirza …Drink your milk for...
India’s greatest resignation ever!
Inchin Closer lists four ways you can learn Mandarin and get a well paying job from the comfort of...
India-China trade crosses US$100 billion mark
Erstwhile thick trade ties between Russia and Ukraine should be a warning signal for India whose...
How to get a scholarship to study in China?
Number of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by selected country of origin Nearly half a...
10 Chinese mobile apps every entrepreneur should know!
With the lockdown in Shanghai and an imminent one in Beijing, netizens have taken to Chinese...
Fun and Easy ways to learn Mandarin
Chinese Wordle: You get 6 tries to get the Chengyu right. Listening to and engaging with a...
8 foods that originated from China
While you might think that Manchurian chicken dumplings or triple schezwan fried rice are Chinese...
A fantastic tip to make learning Chinese easy & fun!
Have you tried learning Mandarin from any other language besides English? While pinyin is the...
The new HSK exam
The HSK exam will be completely revamped before the end of this year, read on to know the changes...
RABBIT IN THE MOON
Narrative arts and storytelling traditions in India and China ~ By Charmaine Mirza Once Upon A...
The bard on the Bund
An exclusive...
Getting back to work
Resuming work safely post the Covid 19 lockdown. Issued in public interest by Inchin Closer In...
WHAT’S TRENDING IN CHINA’S INDIA SHOPPING CART?
~ By Charmaine Mirza This map was originally published by Gateway House. For the full report,...
FLEXIT OR TE(CH)XIT? (2)
~ By Charmaine Mirza As the application of 5G technology grows amongst the Internet of Things...
FLEXIT OR TE(CH)XIT?
Which tech passport has the most global muscle? ~ By Charmaine Mirza Riding high on the bubbly...
Will India and China pen a US$100 billion success story?
~ By Kavita Ogale China will have to thaw the barriers to Indian imports with the looming trade...
The Big Switch
~ By Kavita Ogale A brief glimpse at how electric vehicles mobility is charging the future of...
I spy, with my little eye…
~ By Charmaine Mirza Move over, Matahari. Double agents are passé. Today’s world is all about...
Lights, camera, gifts!
This could be the mantra for Diwali or Chinese New Year. ~ By Kavita Ogale Fire crackers ward off...
Can President Xi and Prime Minister Modi quell tensions?
~ By Inchin Closer staff Three days after Chinese president Xi Jinping will meet Pakistan Prime...
Bracing for the War against Climate Change
How India and China are gearing up for the only war that counts
The Kashmir Corner
~ By Charmaine Mirza Prologue: Geopolitics in South Asia just took a twist – but it’s hardly a new...
Will Huawei power 5G in India?
~ By Kavita Ogale Supersonic internet speeds, digital prowess that can spur industries including...
A New Age Of Rising Suns
Is India “Looking Further East” Beyond China? ~ By Charmaine Mirza Compete, collaborate and an...
The Confucius Dilemma: How the US and India cannot ignore Chinese language learning
~ By Kavita Ogale For the latest list of 24 Confucius Institutes that closed in the US - click...
THIS LITTLE PIG WENT TO MARKET
~ By Charmaine Mirza What does the Year of the Pig hold for India-China bilateral trade? Will the...
Amazon’s latest gameplan: Pull out in China, Pan out in India
~ By Kavita Ogale UPDATE: Amazon has stepped up its investment in India and pumped in...
HARD LINE OR SOFT TOUCH? part 1
~ By Charmaine Mirza China's planned One Belt One Road Initiative With general elections taking...
Modi and Xi: Breaking Barriers, Strengthening Borders
~ By Kavita Ogale 543 seats. Over 10 lakh polling stations. The Lok Sabha election 2019 has...
China-India’s third wave of cultural camaraderie
~ By Nazia Vasi; as published in China India Dialogue Andhadhun or 调音师 in Mandarin has grossed $...
What’s in a Language?
How English is a language of exchange and empowerment for both nations By Kavita Ogale When...
Does the future of India and China lie in FinTech?
~By Charmaine Mirza SourceL FinTech in China: An Introduction ‘Whoever is first in the field and...
Fintech: China vs. India – compete or collaborate?
Photo credit: EY FinTech Adoption Index 2017 ~ By Charmaine Mirza Did you… just buy your...
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