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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicSpecial Representatives dialogue

Topic: Special Representatives dialogue

‘Borders have been quiet, hope for more momentum in ties’—NSA Doval to China’s Wang Yi

The Chinese foreign minister, currently in India, said that setbacks in New Delhi-Beijing ties over past few years 'were not in interest of people of our two countries'.

India distances itself from ‘six-point consensus’ in China readout on Doval-Wang talks

India put out the details of the talks in its press release, asserts MEA spokesperson. The readout mentions that border ties are the cornerstone for determining overall ties.

NSA Ajit Doval to travel to China to restart Special Representatives talks on border issue

The last meeting of Special Representatives dialogue was hosted by India in 2019. No meetings were held after that because of border tensions between the two sides since April 2020.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.