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TopicPresident Xi Jinping

Topic: President Xi Jinping

China must mend fences with India, says H Pant, Gandhi’s lessons on wealth for Premji

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

India & China pose no threat to each other, says Chinese envoy ahead of Modi-Xi summit

Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong said the informal summit in Mamallapuram will hopefully give rise to guidelines on the developmental direction of India-China ties.

‘Arunachal exercise of new Army mountain strike corps not linked to Xi Jinping India trip’

There have been reports that China has objected to the exercise ahead of Xi's visit to India next week for a second informal summit with PM Modi.

Xi Jinping says China’s rise unstoppable even as Hong Kong violence escalates

President Xi called for stability in Hong Kong, unity among Chinese ethnic groups, and complete unification of the country as China marked its 70th National Day.

China marks National Day with grand military parade amid violent protests in Hong Kong

The military parade past Tiananmen Square in Beijing is expected to show off China’s most advanced weaponry, including ballistic missiles and warplanes.

Xi Jinping asks Communist Party officials to show ‘fighting spirit’ to overcome risks

The Chinese president’s latest remarks come just weeks before the party’s decision-making body is expected to hold its first full meeting in 20 months.

PM Modi says meeting with Xi Jinping at Bishkek SCO summit was extremely fruitful

The meeting at SCO summit was the first between the two leaders after Modi's re-election.

At SCO meet in Bishkek, PM Modi will meet Xi Jinping first time after poll win

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is a China-led eight-member economic and security bloc.

PM Modi, please resist the urge to be India’s Xi Jinping

Given the difficulties of China’s private sector under Xi’s muscular leadership, it isn’t flattering for Modi to be compared to him.

World leaders at Davos rush to defend globalisation & multilateralism

Merkel, Abe & China's Wang also call for an end to the trade wars that President Donald Trump has launched.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.