Quick notes: Choking India, Akshay Venkatesh...

• How Chinese goods are choking Indian industry: In the life-saving drugs category, the dependence on Chinese imports is as much as 90%. China has increased the prices of bulk drugs 1,200% during last two years.



• Stop this dependence on China: India recalls rabies vaccines made by tainted China firm



• From trade war to currency war: The yuan's recent depreciation is nothing less than an import tariff of 7% across the board, not just a retaliatory tariff on selected US goods



• The mistake of letting China into WTO: Trans-Pacific Partnership could negotiate new rules of trade, cutting tariffs and covering state-owned enterprises, import surges, subsidies and other issues relevant to China. “Then China would need to make a decision. It can come on board, or it can decide it doesn’t want full access to 60% of the global economy.” .



• Check on predatory pricing: India’s e-commerce policy may end the Flipkart-Amazon discount war



• A number theorist who bridges math and time: Akshay Venkatesh wins a Fields Medal for his “profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics.”



• Facebook: A way for you to feel jealous of people you haven’t seen in years.”