China's Wang Yi met NSA Ajit Doval in Johannesburg. Both sides agreed that the India-China bilateral relationship is significant not only for the two countries but also for the region and world.
Kerry's visit to China as US climate envoy marks the formal resumption in top-level climate diplomacy between the countries. He is the third top US official to visit Beijing in past month.
Jaishankar met foreign policy chief of Communist Party of China Wang Yi in Indonesia, where the latter said the 2 countries should not let 'specific issues' affect ties.
Blinken met China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Wang in Beijing last month, marking the first visit to China by a US Secretary of State in five years.
Wang Yi, director of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, is visiting France, Italy, Hungary & Russia from 14-22 February to fix damaged bilateral ties.
China's foreign policy will now revolve mainly around two key people. And one of them, as director of Central Foreign Affairs Commission, will report directly to Xi Jinping.
In his annual foreign policy address, Wang says China & India have maintained communication through diplomatic, military-to-military channels for upholding stability at borders.
It is likely to pave the way for a possible face-to-face meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since the 2020 LAC standoff
China has said New Delhi & Beijing have ‘managed & controlled’ differences since Wang's March visit to India, but is upset with PM Modi extending birthday greetings to the Dalai Lama.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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