India assumes Chair of Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre
India and eight neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand are the founding members of ADPC
India and eight neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand are the founding members of ADPC
I n the new geopolitical contestation and great power rivalry that has seen the United States and China pitched against each other in spreading their respective spheres of influence in various regions of the world, the smaller countries are exposed to their vulnerabilities when wooed either by strategic compulsions or economic doles.
Once upon a time, China was invited to large multilateral military exercises, with RIMPAC in Hawaii being an obvious example.
When after a year, India’s external affairs minister S. Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on 4 July 2024 for a formal discussion on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, he said there is a “need to redouble efforts to achieve complete disengagement” in eastern Ladakh.
China’s latest reaffirmation of its extensive economic policy goals signals a persistent commitment to long-term ambitions, yet continues to omit critical details on implementation.
By October 2020, Taiwan had scrambled 2,972 times against Chinese aircraft that year. The same is happening at sea. China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, had exercised off the coast of Taiwan in early April. By November 2020, Taiwanese vessels had intercepted Chinese ships 1,223 times ~ a 50 per cent increase over the previous year
Last month, three possible names emerged, with "Zhurong", a fire god in ancient Chinese mythology, topping the list.
The two (India, China) sides should engage in dialogue on an equal footing, manage differences and find solutions through consultation. We should not allow differences to become disputes.
He was inaugurating the two-day biannual IAF commanders’ conference which is attended by Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat, IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal R K Bhadauria and senior IAF officials.
In an op-ed, the Global Times claimed that out of geopolitical causes, such as coping with the “so-called threat” from China, India has escalated collaboration with the US, but there were still many differences between the two countries.
