Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India and China should handle the bilateral ties from a “strategic height and long-term perspective” while implementing the common understanding reached by the leaders of the two countries, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (January 21, 2025). The Ministry was reacting to External … Read more
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong during a meeting, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong called on External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday. The meeting comes days after a U.S. Congressional delegation met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Dharamshala and called for “self-determination” … Read more
Narendra Modi gifts a sandalwood sitar model to French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Revised joint statement post Modi-Macron talks drops key points on defence deals India and France have revised the joint statement initially released after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, with the new version released on Friday omitting key details on defence deals which … Read more
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu at a meeting in Moscow. | Photo Credit: AFP India will host Defence Ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) grouping, including China’s Li Shangfu and Russia’s Sergei Shoigu, later this week, India’s Ministry of Defence said on April 25. While Pakistan Defence Minister … Read more
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan speaks in Rajya Sabha on the first day of the second phase of the Budget session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on March 13. | Photo Credit: ANI The government on March 16 said it is aware of China funding infrastructure projects including in ports, … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said some people deliberately spread wrong news about the China issue knowing it is not true for politics and by talking about some land, which was taken by China in 1962, they give the impression this happened recently, the remarks viewed as a dig at Congress leader Rahul … Read more
Only natural for the countries to have some differences, the key is how to handle the differences, he said Only natural for the countries to have some differences, the key is how to handle the differences, he said As neighbours, it is natural for China and India to have some differences but the focus should … Read more
Overall it is a very comprehensive research work covering all aspects related to a very relevant subject. Review by: Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd) Amidst the India-China stand-off in Ladakh, there has been great discussion about the comparative strength of the two air forces. Special references have been to the overhyped Chinese aircraft such as … Read more
The publication, consisting of 14 chapters, commences with chapters focusing largely on historical aspects— essential for a holistic understanding of bilateral ties. By Trividesh Maini A wide range of opinions on the vexed India-China relationship have been expressed by commentators from varied disciplines on all media platforms, though the perspective of the electronic media has … Read more
The move follows border tensions between India and China in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. India had in April made prior government clearance mandatory for all Chinese foreign direct investment. SynopsisThe move largely directed at Chinese companies makes prior registration with Competent Authority mandatory for any bidder from these countries before they apply for … Read more