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Eye On China

India’s ‘triple anxiety’—What Chinese media sees in Jaishankar’s Beijing visit

Chinese perspective underestimates the nuance of Indian foreign policy, which is shaped by strategic interests, not submission, appeasement, or fear.

China’s information war against Rafale

‘Buying Rafale joins the EU’s circle of friends. China offers arms without strings but also without political protection,’ read a post on Weibo.

Chinese J-20 isn’t just a fighter jet—it’s a signal to US, Japan and India

A Chinese commentator noted that the J-20’s recent public appearance marked the maturation of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s stealth fighter programme.

Japan is stepping back from NATO, not Indo-Pacific ties—China is watching the cracks closely

Japan sent a lower-level delegate to the NATO summit. Chinese analysts frame it as a broader strategic awakening: a resistance to Cold War-style blocs imposed by external powers.

China sees Iran attack as a strategic dead-end for US. A no-win situation

The escalating Middle East conflict opens a new front for China-Russia cooperation, and an opportunity for Beijing to assert its narrative of resistance against perceived American hegemony.

Distracted Russia is losing central Asia to China

Chinese commentaries highlight the launch of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway and a $1 billion mining deal between China and Kazakhstan, as signs of a quiet pivot toward Beijing.

Victor Gao claims all land north of Ganga for China. People say he’s a ‘diplomatic fighter’

Beijing is content to avoid resolution, distract with historical revisionism, and provoke through offensive rhetoric. This is hardly the posture of a country seeking peace.

Beijing is calling for Ukraine de-escalation and also benefiting from a weakened Russia

An article on Baidu described Spider’s Web as a “choreographed NATO production” designed to probe Russia’s red lines. Zelenskyy is seen as risking national security for Western backing.

Apple’s India pivot is making China insecure. Baidu users call it a ‘reluctant migration’

The conversation has shifted beyond India’s manufacturing capacity to the strategic risks of decoupling from China: Can ‘Made in India’ truly replace ‘Made in China’?

China is playing saviour for Pakistan. This time, with water diplomacy

Chinese commentary repeatedly casts India as a hegemonic upstream actor leveraging its geographic position, while China is painted as a stabilising force.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?