Topic: India-China
Indian Army boosted country’s morale during LAC standoff, says Rajnath Singh
Speaking in Lucknow, Rajnath Singh also said that efforts to deal with the pandemic started with courage and understanding under PM Modi's leadership.
Countries need to work out a way to deal with China’s rising power — US envoy Kenneth Juster
At ThePrint's Off The Cuff, Kenneth Juster says the geopolitical situation today, especially, is 'very different' from the Cold War era.
Tibet back as fulcrum of new Cold War as US-China tension grows
India has tried to play the Tibet card, but New Delhi lacks the heft to make effective use of it. The US is a different ball game, and both Chinese and Tibetans know this.
US wants India to ‘get off the fence’ over China. But forgets Cuban crisis lesson
Indian Army’s confrontation with Chinese PLA in Ladakh can hardly be called ‘sitting on the fence’. But that’s not good enough for US officials.
India not weak, can give befitting reply, says Rajnath Singh on Ladakh standoff
Addressing the combined graduation parade at Hyderabad's Dundigul Air Force station, the Defence Minister also said China's 'attitude reflected that country's intentions' during Covid.
China, not India, builds a bridge in Bangladesh, but Modi govt believes all is not lost yet
Sheikh Hasina will join Modi in a summit to mark Bangladesh's 50th independence anniversary, just when Dhaka has told Beijing to get lost or pay up for Chinese Covid vaccine trials.
China supplying arms, providing hideouts to northeast militants via Myanmar, India alleges
Armed groups in Myanmar - including United Wa State Army & Arakan Army - are acting as Beijing’s proxies, Indian officials allege.
China sees rising India as ‘rival’, wants to constrain partnership with US, report says
A 70-page detailed report by the US State Department states that China intends to displace the US to become the world's foremost power.
Modi rightly didn’t join RCEP a year ago. SE Asian states are unlikely to benefit much
Joining a China-led trade arrangement because the US is unwilling to provide an alternative is a strategic equivalent of cutting your nose to spite your face.
Why India, China want to disengage at LAC, & how standoff has changed the strategic picture
In episode 617 of ‘Cut The Clutter’, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the bargaining chips India has in the negotiations with China.
World is warming up to China for trade. But India is left with just a handful of minilaterals
It seems China is able to impose itself as a critical business partner even at a time when countries have been grouping up against its increasing belligerence under Xi Jinping.
Why Edelweiss fund is still bullish on India’s runaway stock market
An Edelweiss balanced fund that invests in both stocks and bonds has boosted its equity allocation to about 75%, from just 30% in March.
Defence
IAF looks to lease mid-air refuellers amid critical shortage, seeks offers from Airbus, Boeing
India’s refueller fleet currently comprises six Russian IIyushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, that are facing maintenance and serviceability issues.
Neither ‘udta’ nor ‘padhta’ Punjab. Question is how India’s no. 1 state in 2003 fell to 13
Punjab, once India’s richest state, has slipped and fallen behind. MSP and subsidies should continue, but it needs to rediscover its entrepreneurial impulse.