Ahead of his crucial meeting with President Xi Jinping in China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said New Delhi is committed to strengthening bilateral relations with Beijing through a strategic, long-term approach grounded in mutual respect, shared interests and sensitivity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 23, 2024.(Reuters file)…
Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote a letter to Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu to test the waters on improving ties, an Indian official familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The letter expressed concern about any US deals that would harm China’s interests and named a provincial official who would steer Beijing’s efforts, the person said, adding…
Updated on: Aug 27, 2025 04:25 pm IST Kirti Vardhan Singh, minister of state for external affairs, says strength of India’s economy will carry it through these times In the first response from a top official in the Narendra Modi government on the day US trade tariffs on India hit 50%, union minister of state…
Xi Jinping’s SCO summit in Tianjin is more than a diplomatic gathering—it’s a high-stakes chessboard. For the first time in seven years, PM Narendra Modi will step onto Chinese soil, joining Xi and Vladimir Putin in a powerful projection of Global South strength. With Russia isolated in the West, Beijing is offering Moscow a stage,…
NEW DELHI:A summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit will be among the centrepieces of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan and China next week. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (REUTERS FILE PHOTO) Modi will embark on his visit to Japan and China on August…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday cautioned that complacency can’t be afforded when dealing with China, stressing that Beijing’s strategic and economic decisions are intended to exert pressure on New Delhi. Speaking at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum in New Delhi on the theme “Navigating Multipolarity: India’s Role in a World of Flux”, Tharoor…
NEW DELHI: Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong likened the US to a “bully” on Thursday and said Beijing will stand with New Delhi to uphold the multilateral trading system at a time when Washington is using tariffs to demand “exorbitant prices” from other countries. In this image released by @China_Amb_India via X, Chinese Ambassador to India…
NEW DELHI: There is no change in India’s position on Taiwan, with which New Delhi maintains economic, technology and cultural ties, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday while responding to a Chinese foreign ministry readout that misquoted external affairs minister S Jaishankar as saying that Taiwan is part of China. External affairs minister…
The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that China will support India’s hosting of the BRICS Summit in 2026, while India will back China in 2027. The agreement was reached during Wang Yi’s visit to Delhi from 18 to 19 August, where he held separate meetings with Prime Minister Modi, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, and co-chaired…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received an invitation for the upcoming SCO Summit in Tianjin from Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, who conveyed it on behalf of President Xi Jinping during their meeting at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.PM Modi accepted the invitation, thanked President Xi, and highlighted the importance of the summit….