China on Monday reaffirmed its territorial claims over Jammu and Kashmir Shaksgam Valley and defended its infrastructure projects in the region, rejecting India’s objections and insisting the construction is “beyond reproach”.Responding to India’s objections last week, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the area belongs to China and that Beijing is well within its…
Former Eastern Command chief Lt Gen R P Kalita warns of a “growing presence of fundamentalist forces in Bangladesh… hostile to India’s interests, especially in the North East”, and flags China’s “build-up of logistics infrastructure, helipads and airfields” along the India-China border as a wake-up call for vigilance. He emphasises that improved connectivity, mobile/data networks…
In what could be a big development in the ongoing tariff trouble across the globe, the finance ministers of the G7 nations are reportedly scheduled to meet on Friday to decide secondary sanctions on India and China for buying Russian oil, a report said. This comes after US President Donald Trump talked to senior European…
China’s Ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Monday lashed out at the US for its 50 per cent tariff on India and invited Indian businesses to China to promote their products and invest in Beijing. Talking at a press conference in New Delhi, Xu suggested an open flow of trade between India and China. “We…
Hours after claiming that the United States has “lost” India and Russia to China, US President Donald Trump says he was “very disappointed” that India continues to purchase large volumes of oil from Russia, adding that his administration had imposed a very big tariff on New Delhi in response. When asked whom he held responsible…
PM Modi China Visit: During the bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping in China on 31 August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the cross-border terrorism issue as “priority” and sought the cooperation to combat it considering both nations are its victims. “The issue of cross-border terrorism was raised by the Prime Minister. He outlined his understanding…
In a stinging criticism of Donald Trump’s pressure tactics on India, The Economist argued that the US President had undone “25 years of diplomacy” by siding with Pakistan and by hitting India with higher tariffs than even China. In its August 29 edition, titled ‘India’s next move’, the UK-based magazine mentioned that India, facing a…
US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on Indian goods came into effect on Wednesday, August 28, raising fears of unemployment and economic challenges for India’s US-oriented exporters. The US president followed through on his threat to punish one of the world’s largest economies for its purchases of discounted Russian oil. The 50 per cent tariff…
Delhi | China’s ambassador to India, Xu Feihong says,” This time, during the Chinese FM visit to India, he had a very important talk with Mr Doval on the boundary issue. They reached a consensus on 10 points. Two groups will be set up by our two sides over the border issue. One group will…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday. Wang Yi is visiting India for the first time in three years. The meeting comes a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said China and India want better relations on Monday. This is the latest sign of a thaw between…