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Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicIndia-China

Topic: India-China

China assures Pakistan of ‘rock solid’ friendship, says it is observing Kashmir situation

President Xi Jinping, who will visit India soon, told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that he hoped for peaceful dialogue among 'relevant parties'.

Before Xi Jinping meets Modi, Indian Army raises the cost with Him Vijay exercise

Chinese President Xi Jinping will take home nothing more than memories of sublime temples and a media spectacle from his Mamallapuram summit with Modi.

China restricts English-MBBS courses to 45 colleges after record Indian student enrollment

China’s education ministry authorised only 45 out of 200 medical colleges to teach foreign students MBBS in English.

China’s push for ‘status quo’ in Kashmir is a bargaining chip before informal talks

Beijing has been fuming over recent developments in the Quadrilateral Strategic Dialogue (or the Quad) even as it pushes India to rollout Huawei’s 5G network.

With promise of cutting coal use, Modi pushes for India’s inclusion in NSG

China has kept India out of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which controls the export of nuclear materials.

India again lobbies with Beijing to sell its generic medicines amid US-China trade war

Modi govt has asked China to provide quick clearances for made-in-India drugs at the India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue meet held between 7-9 September.

Tension rises between China, India over Ladakh ahead of Modi-Xi October talks

The latest standoff in Ladakh is yet another sign that all is not well with the ties. India & China are also yet to announce dates for informal talks.

Modi govt pushing for liberal arts should first learn from China on what not to do

In China, the goal of liberal arts education isn’t necessarily to build ‘active citizenship’ or critical thinking skills.

After Doklam, China boosts civil & military capability at Tibet’s Gonggar airport

The Gonggar airport in Tibet’s capital Lhasa is one of 60 dual-use airports in China, and has seen increased activity since the Doklam stand-off in 2017.

China’s Navy sails beyond its shores while Indian military looks at the budget

China’s latest defence white paper reveals how the neighbouring country’s rapid construction of a blue-water navy has widened the gap with India.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

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

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.