Pakistan obsession is unfortunate because it ends up obscuring graver challenges in India’s relationship with China, which has assumed a broader scope.
Optimism from first round of informal talks in Wuhan in April 2018 appears to have dissipated with China's aggressive stance on India scrapping Article 370.
New Delhi’s carefully worded disappointment over Beijing’s stand is in line with India’s engagement with China before and after the Modi-Xi meeting in Wuhan.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the informal summit between President Jinping and PM Modi in Wuhan last year has opened up new prospects for the bilateral ties.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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