This will be the third meeting of the ‘Quad’, which is largely seen as a group seeking to counter China’s growing power and influence in the region.
November 12, 2018The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) will release report ‘Tibet Was Never A Part Of China But The Middle Way Approach Remains a Viable Solution.’
October 26, 2018This year the two sides jointly participated in publishing the ‘Qingdao Declaration’ and the 10th BRICS Summit Johannesburg Declaration, sending a clear message against protectionism.
October 10, 2018Beijing is aiming at mending its strained relations with neighboring countries, including India and Japan, to solidify its diplomatic foothold in the wake of its antagonism with the US
July 17, 2018Bilateral ties between India and China can’t take the strain of another Doklam episode, the Chinese envoy to India Luo Zhaohui said on Monday, emphasising on the need to find a “mutually acceptable solution” on the boundary issue through a meeting of the Special Representatives. The Chinese envoy said at an event here that “some …
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June 18, 2018China and India should shed their mental inhibitions and manage differences to enhance bilateral ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said today and insisted that even the Himalayas cannot stop the two countries from friendly exchanges if there is political trust. Wang’s remarks on Sino-India relations came during his annual press conference on the sidelines …
March 8, 2018Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Saturday concluded a quiet two-day visit to Beijing to discuss bilateral issues with the Chinese leadership amid indications by both countries of their intention to put last summer’s Doklam military stand-off behind them. While there was no word from the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi, the Indian Embassy in Beijing …
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February 24, 2018Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday said India and China have no option except to live peacefully and help each other. On to the strained ties between the two countries in the wake of the Doklam standoff, the Nobel Peace laureate said that is not an important issue. “Both the countries across the …
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November 20, 2017An Indian defence expert has said that India is ready to tackle China’s military threat and Pakistan will continue to use nuclear threat as a deterrent, but will cause more damage with sponsoring on-going acts of terrorism. In a key-note address on “India’s Security”, Virendra Gupta, Former Director General of the Institute of Defence and …
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October 17, 2017Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Xiamen in China, was important for several reasons. It was a first-time since the Doklam stand-off, along with unprecedented Chinese sabre-rattling, that the two leaders were meeting face-toface. Scheduled ahead of the 19th Communist Party Congress, whose dates (beginning 18 October) were announced just after the disengagement agreement, the 9th …
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September 14, 2017There were immense expectations from the BRICS summit, especially since it was to result in the first meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping after the stand down at Doklam. The summit statement was, as claimed by many, a win for Indian diplomacy as it contained direct reference to terror groups operating from …
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September 12, 2017Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that the Doklam dispute had “affected and undermined” India-China ties but the consensus reached between their leaders on the sidelines of the BRICS summit was key to improving bilateral ties. He recalled the “positive meeting” between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on …
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September 7, 2017On 20 January 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru, who later became India's first premier, said to my father Paul Feng of China's Central News Agency: "If China and India hold together, the future of Asia is assured." Yet, today, the answers to two questions that arise from those 12 words – namely "what needs to be held" …
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July 16, 2017China quite amazingly is able to deny even the most undeniable facts. Geng Shuang , spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was recently asked by an Indian correspondent about the details of the meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi on the sideline of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg. Geng replied: “According …
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July 16, 2017Notwithstanding China's reservations, India on Thursday maintained that the current border stand-off in Doklam would be resolved diplomatically like it had solved all its disputes with Beijing in the past using diplomatic channels. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said diplomatic channels were "available" to the two countries that would continue to be used. He …
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July 13, 2017As the glitter of the recent One Belt, One Road (OBOR) spectacle in Beijing wears off, some stark, yet concealed, assertions about the project seem to be tumbling out, as the Dawn has reported. This is relevant to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The world viewed the multi-layered Belt and Road projects as a stimulus …
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June 9, 2017As per reports, China is expected to take over controlling stakes in strategic areas due to repayment issues on projects it funded in Myanmar. China is demanding rights on the critical deep sea port of Kyauk Pyu in the Bay of Bengal, which will affect Indian interests. It may obtain control easily, as Myanmar is …
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May 15, 2017