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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
TopicAjit Doval

Topic: Ajit Doval

De-escalation & new groups on boundary question top decisions at Doval-Wang Yi talks

China's Foreign Minister has been on a 3-day visit to India, starting Monday. Wang Yi & NSA Ajit Doval met Tuesday for the 24th round of Special Representative talks.

Home Secy Govind Mohan joins IAS/IPS/IRS officers who have benefited from Modi govt’s extension culture

New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) Friday extended the tenure of Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan for another year. Mohan, a...

‘Show me one photo of any damage in India’—NSA Ajit Doval dares foreign media on Op Sindoor

Doval pushes back against foreign media narratives that suggested Pakistan inflicted damage on India, hails armed forces for precision of strikes, effectiveness of indigenous weapons.

Behind ISI chief’s appointment as NSA, a bid by Pakistan to revive backchannel talks after Pahalgam

Earlier too, NSAs have played key role in defusing tensions between India & Pakistan. But New Delhi has long maintained it is unclear if Islamabad's NSAs can speak for its military.

Age just a number & retirement a formality. How retired IAS officers continue to run Modi govt

Modi govt has been handpicking ex-IAS officers to helm & anchor key policy & administration. This trend started in the first term of the govt but has become more prominent over 11 yrs.

Partnership spanning ‘seabed to stars’, what India & US are working on—sonobuoys to Stryker

During visit to Delhi, American NSA Jake Sullivan reviewed progress of joint initiatives with Indian counterpart Ajit Doval; was confident that bridges built would endure.

India distances self from China’s claim of ‘6-point consensus’ reached at Doval-Wang Yi meet

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Watch CutTheClutter: Thaw in India-China relations with ‘consensus’ on border issues, echo of 2005 pact

In episode 1576, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta highlights key takeaways from the India-China special representatives' meeting, and breakthroughs in border issues since 1988.

China harks back to violated 2005 agreement—adjustments, populated areas to delinking border issue from bilateral ties

The agreement that Beijing is talking about was signed by the then Special Representatives after such a mechanism was set up in 2003. It was signed in Hindi, Chinese & English.

China says Doval & Wang Yi reached ‘6 points of consensus’ for ‘acceptable package’, India mum

Package harks back to '2005 agreement'. MEA does not formally deny the Chinese claims of consensus, but it is learnt that the readout from China was not a joint statement.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

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?