The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
India’s maritime ambitions cannot be measured by a ceremonial warship commissioning or ambitious infrastructure announcements alone.
China’s latest economic numbers expose a contradiction that has been building for years.
The US President also alleged that intelligence referring to possible ballot manufacturing and efforts to influence journalists was withheld from him and Congress.
The Chinese Embassy also pointed to rising AI adoption, stronger manufacturing output, expanding trade with Africa and continued investment in research and development as evidence that China's economic momentum remains intact despite growing global protectionism.
"Is This the Time for the Indian Elephant and the Chinese Dragon to Dance Together?" The title of a new book raises a pertinent question at an opportune time when India and China are cautiously engaged in rebuilding high-level diplomatic engagement after years of military confrontation.
While attention remains fixed on conflicts in West Asia and their aftermath, one development with potentially far-reaching consequences for the future of international politics has attracted surprisingly little attention: China’s 17 June 2026 White Paper on global governance.
India has allowed four Chinese power equipment manufacturers with factories in the country to participate in government tenders for critical power projects under a two-year exemption.
Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the US decision to transfer the Panama Canal to Panama, alleging China is seeking to gain control over the strategic waterway and vowing Washington would not allow it.
A bipartisan Congressional panel has warned that China is using cyber espionage, investments and academic partnerships to obtain advanced US technologies, with artificial intelligence emerging as a key battleground in the strategic rivalry between the two countries.
