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Sunday, November 9, 2025
TopicIndia-China stand-off

Topic: India-China stand-off

Chinese troops’ violent conduct has violated all mutually agreed norms, says Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India is committed to a peaceful resolution of the current border standoff, but any attempt by China unilaterally alter the status quo is unacceptable. Read his full speech here.

China has an intelligence gathering architecture unlike any other

The US agencies have caught and convicted several Chinese spies who had been mobilised through LinkedIn, the professional networking platform owned by Microsoft.

Chinese envoy talks of ‘win-win cooperation’, but blames India for illegally trespassing LAC

Ambassador Sun Weidong says India and China now need to focus on ‘cooperation and not confrontation’, and ‘mutual trust and not suspicion’.

Fresh India-China corps commanders’ talks will have new terms of engagement, challenges

A big challenge will be China’s willingness to put its words about wanting peace into action, especially with Communist Party plenary around the corner.

Govt looking into reports that China tracking 10,000 Indians via ‘hybrid warfare’ firm

A report in The Indian Express suggests China may be employing hybrid warfare — using non-military measures to gain an edge over rivals — against India.

Vajpayee took journalists, analysts to Kargil frontlines. In 2020, Modi can’t even say ‘China’

In 1999, the government allowed the world to see Pakistan’s Kargil invasion and the Indian army's resolve. But Narendra Modi has reversed gears on transparency.

Doctors fight new emergencies in Covid times — side effects of too much turmeric, Vitamin D

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

Russia welcomes India-China’s decision to de-escalate border tensions

Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was happy it could provide India and China a platform for a "very well-timed" meeting.

‘Words need to turn into action’ — soldiers not impressed by China peace talk with Jaishankar

A corps commander-level meeting is planned to take forward Jaishankar-Wang talks, but India wants PLA to start easing tensions by fulfilling earlier agreements on disengagement.

New India-China agreement a welcome surprise, but needs to be put to test. China can’t be trusted

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

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‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

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Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.