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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
TopicIndia-China ties

Topic: India-China ties

Chinese chatter on Delhi-Shanghai flight — ‘normalisation’ needs more than linking the skies

Chinese commentators consistently portray India as the driver of rapprochement. New Delhi’s outreach is framed as a pragmatic, reluctant choice shaped by multiple pressures.

Why India-China rivalry persists amid thaw & MiG-21 bows out after ‘decades of admiration & infamy’

Global media looks at how tech giants are generating opportunities for India to serve as the world's AI backbone.

Wang Yi’s Delhi visit shows India is shifting away from US, say Chinese analysts

Even as Chinese discourse celebrates rapprochement, commentators stress its fragility. A thaw does not equate to normalisation of bilateral ties.

India in talks with China for resumption of trade via 3 border passes ahead of Modi’s SCO visit

PM's August-end trip will his first to China since 2018. India-China trade through Lipulekh, Shipki La & Nathu La passes have all remained paused since the pandemic & 2020 Galwan clashes.

Indians zoom past China on private jets, tale of the fake embassy & world’s 2nd biggest IPO market

BBC reports on ‘positive move’ of India resuming tourist visas for Chinese nationals after nearly five years and Scotch market in India.

India-Pakistan conflict exposed the real danger — China

For New Delhi, the path forward lies not in indulging theatrical appeals to ‘Asian brotherhood’, but in resolutely preparing to confront Chinese fire with the tempered steel of Indian resolve.

Rupee’s slide ‘taking shine off of’ Indian economy & what Sri Lanka-China friendship means for India

Global media also highlights India’s growing military presence in the Indian Ocean, with recent naval manoeuvres and ongoing tensions with China shaping its strategic stance.

India can learn from China’s discipline, scale & deep reform. PM Modi has already begun

When he was Gujarat CM, Narendra Modi visited China several times & saw its progress first-hand. As prime minister, he brought discipline, planning, and reform to his office.

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

The killing of a Minnesota woman by ICE agent has awoken the ‘tech Left’

‘We all bear a collective responsibility to speak up and not be silent when we see things like the events of the last week,’ Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, wrote on X.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.