External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive in Beijing today. This would be Jaishankar’s first visit to China after the ties between the two neighbouring countries came under severe strain following the 2020 military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Jaishankar will participate in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation…
Published on Mar 13, 2025 06:02 PM IST In the latest episode of HT Podcast, Hindustan Times’ Subhajit Sengupta speaks with Executive Editor Shishir Gupta on China’s change of tune towards India after years of border disputes & confrontations. The episode will also explore why Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime is now preaching peace with…
Nearly eight years after the India-China standoff near Bhutan’s Doklam, multiple Chinese settlements appeared near the strategic location. According to a Hindustan Times report, China has built around 22 villages and settlements in Bhutan’s territory over the past eight years. Eight out of the twenty-two villages spotted in satellite data were close to the Doklam…
NEW DELHI: India and China on Thursday held the first meeting of a key mechanism for handling border affairs since the disengagement at Demchok and Depsang and agreed to maintain peace and tranquillity on the disputed frontier in line with bilateral agreements and protocols. (FILES) Indian army soldier stands on a snow-covered road near Zojila…