Officials insist that no agreements or deals are on the cards on this day-long visit to Sochi, but it is clear that all bilateral matters will be discussed.
Issues that dominated the political discourse in 2015 are all back in focus, hotly debated in and outside parliament, in the media, and at tea stalls across Sri Lanka.
In the absence of sensitivity, we may talk to each other but little progress will be made if we do not empathise with the other side's point of view, Indian Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale said.
As China boosts overseas investment through Belt & Road Initiative, it’s dictating both the terms of financing and a broader set of technological applications.
With his personal position unchallenged, Xi has realized that he will outlast all his competitors on the global stage, and that it was probably time to take one step back.
Even though China has pledged the largest sum to Pakistan for CPEC, Malaysia has quietly raced ahead of the pack in securing Chinese money for infrastructure projects.
Modi and Xi agreed to coordinate more closely so that stability between Asia’s largest and third-largest economies could help boost prosperity in the region.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Oh look, Jyoti is echoing whatever the nationalist establishment tells her to do. Which in this case is to make a fuss to scare the US into granting exceptions to India from Iran sanctions – specifically in regards to Chabahar.
So disappointed that he just ordered $2 billion worth of multirole navy US helicopters with more probable.
Oh look, Jyoti is echoing whatever the nationalist establishment tells her to do. Which in this case is to make a fuss to scare the US into granting exceptions to India from Iran sanctions – specifically in regards to Chabahar.
India must play it very carefully here. The US is indispensable to India, while Russia no longer is.