As US president Donald Trump continues targets India and China over its trade ties with Russia, Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong has called on New Delhi and Beijing to join hands to oppose political power, hegemony and any other tariff and trade wars. The envoy’s remarks come after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi…
(From left) Ashok Kantha, Vijay Gokhale, K. Shyam Saran and Shivshankar Menon at the release of China: Indian Perspectives on China’s Politics, Economy and Foreign Relations in New Delhi on September 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of…
US Republican Senator from Tennessee – Bill Hagerty – made a bizarre claim alleging that China deployed the weapon during a border dispute with India five years ago, reported Hindustan Times. Bill Hagerty stated that ‘China used an electromagnetic weapon to literally melt Indian soldiers’, and alleged China deployed the weapon during a border dispute…
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…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation during his China visit later this week, reports said on 28 August. Narendra Modi will be in China between 31 August and 1 September for the SCO summit in Tianjin. According to reports, the Modi-Xi meeting…
Amid the buzz of a TikTok return for India, the ban, imposed five years ago, remains in full effect. Officials have also clarified that the app hasn’t been approved for Indian markets again. Several people in India claimed that they were able to access the TikTok website, prompting a clarification from the Centre.(Representational image) “Government…
China on Thursday slammed the United States for doubling the tariffs on India to 50 per cent, saying that Beijing’s opposition to the abuse of tariffs has been consistent and clear. The MEA said that India will take necessary actions to protect its national interests while reacting to US’ 50% tariffs. (File/AFP) The Chinese Foreign…
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…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh pointed out important sectors in India like telecom, pharmaceuticals, and electronics, are critically dependent on Chinese imports. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Congress on Thursday (June 19, 2025) said it has been calling for a detailed debate on China for the last five years and hopes that Prime Minister…
New Delhi: Donald Trump‘s tariffs are doing, it appears, what decades of political and diplomatic wrangling could not, at least with any great degree of success – to get India and China to work together, to “make the dragon and elephant dance“, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said last month. The US President’s tariffs…