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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicIndia-China relations

Topic: India-China relations

India and China once again agree to de-escalate in Ladakh, maintain peace, build trust

Foreign ministers Jaishankar and Wang Yi agreed that the current situation in the border area is not in the interests of both sides, a joint statement said.

90% Chinese support govt ‘retaliation’ against India, 35% angry over goods boycott — survey

A survey by Global Times finds that Chinese view India as fourth ‘most favorable neighbour’ and more than 70% believe India is being too hostile to China.

Imran Khan is damaging Pakistan’s education system far deeper than Zia-ul-Haq did

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

Killing of Indian soldiers ‘barbaric’, China has broken past agreements, says ex-NSA Menon

In an interview to ThePrint, former Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon says US not a declining power & that India should work with it.

70 yrs on, India’s Tibet dilemma remains. But 4 ways Modi can achieve what Nehru couldn’t

Xi Jinping's China wants to annex the 'five fingers' — Ladakh, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal and Arunachal Pradesh — of its 'right palm', which Mao Zedong had referred to Tibet as.

Health Silk Road — How China plans to make BRI essential in Covid-hit South Asia

China's strategic competitors, including India, are trying to contest its public health outreach. But as of now, countries in South Asia do not have an alternative to China.

Talks with China positive & will continue: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Addressing the BJP's Maharashtra Jan-Samvad Rally via video link, the minister also said the government will ensure that India's pride is not affected.

Ladakh standoff could ‘continue for a little longer’, says China’s Global Times

In a piece that appeared Monday, Chinese paper, however, says that the military commanders’ meeting Saturday may have prevented a Doklam-like situation.

Top India, China officers talk border row, agree to manage ‘differences through discussion’

Senior Indian and Chinese foreign ministry officers held a video meeting Friday, a day before top military representatives of the two nations are scheduled to meet in Ladakh.

Ladakh shows Modi is risking relations with China by getting too close to Trump

India-China border tensions must be seen in the backdrop of Beijing’s deteriorating international relations during the coronavirus outbreak, experts say.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

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?