Immediate withdrawal of troops deployed along LAC unlikely, it is learnt. Thaw in ties could also set stage for Modi-Xi meet on sidelines of BRICS summit in Russia later this week.
China staged drills around the island Monday that it said were a warning to ‘separatist acts’ following last week's national day speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.
Putin, Xi will participate in celebrating 75 yrs of Soviet Union's recognition of People’s Republic of China. Boosting trade & military ties, China is most powerful of Russia's friends.
In a historic first, leadership in Beijing met a former leader of Taiwan, the Opposition’s Ma Ying-jeou, in mainland China and called for reunification.
Xi’s absence at COP28 was conspicuous, particularly when other prominent world leaders were present, including Narendra Modi, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, and Rishi Sunak.
Leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum are in San Francisco for the 30th summit. This is the first time the leaders of China-Japan met face-to-face in a year.
A US official quoted Xi Jinping as saying China's preference was for peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan, but that he also talked about conditions in which force could be used.
The two leaders are expected to discuss various issues, including restoring military-to-military communication between the two countries, and the conflicts in Israel and Ukraine.
Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
Oh, I am so happy to read the headline. Do not even feel the need to read the rest of the column. A growing affliction of an irascible old man.