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Saturday, April 20, 2024
TopicIndia-China relations

Topic: India-China relations

China an ‘unavoidable’ focus for New Delhi, foreign policy as poll talking point — global lens on India

Just days before world's largest elections begin, the world's eyes are firmly set on India — be its economy, or assertive foreign policy.

‘Can’t have standoff at border and negotiate in the next room,’ says Jaishankar on India-China ties

Speaking at JNU, Jaishankar offered an insight into the thinking of India’s foreign policy approach in recent years and its reasoning for a multi-vector non-West approach.

China must stop seeing India as inferior. Its own scholar calls Delhi ‘stronger, assertive’

China is not just misconstruing India’s intentions; it is making a strategic error by turning a historically friendly relationship into an adversarial one, thereby deepening the existing trust gap.

A Chinese vessel is docked in Sri Lanka again — why Beijing ‘research ships’ worry India

Shiyan 6, a Chinese research vessel on an 80-day expedition, entered Colombo port Wednesday. This comes a year after China’s Yuan Wang 5, a ‘spy’ vessel, sailed into Hambantota. 

Arunachal to Aksai Chin, China releases new ‘standard’ map with territorial claims

India has made it clear that Arunachal Pradesh & Ladakh are its integral parts, say defence & security officials. President Xi had issued new standards for map contents in February

PM Modi, Xi Jinping shake hands, seen in brief conversation with each other at BRICS Summit

Notably, this was the first the two leaders had met and greeted each other since the standoff between China’s PLA and the Indian forces in eastern Ladakh in April 2020.

China evicting last Indian journalist a new low in ties. A bridge has been burnt for now

China has asked Press Trust of India reporter KJM Varma to leave Beijing by the end of the month. The latest expulsion has left Indian media organisations in a blind state.

Rajnath tells China that its violation of LAC has ‘eroded entire basis of bilateral relations’

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told his Chinese counterpart Gen Li Shangfu that India wants to improve relations with China but it can happen only after peace and tranquillity are restored at the border.

What dominates Chinese chatter on India—economy, cheaper medicine

While Indians rely on Western media for information and insights about China, Chinese social media users rely on Russian state media to learn about developments in India.

PM Modi greets Chinese President Xi Jinping on sidelines of G20 Summit in Bali

There has been speculation over a possible bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the margins of the Summit.

On Camera

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.