‘Stabilise and rebuild ties’: Jaishankar’s message to Chinese counterpart on PRC foundation day
Relations between India and China are improving, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin last month
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari tours China’s military complex. Should India pay attention?
As part of his 10-day visit to China, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visited the state-owned aerospace and defence giant, Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), in Chengdu. This is significant, as it is the first time a foreign leader has toured the sprawling complex, where J-10C fighter jets are produced. But why is Beijing showing Zardari its secret military complex? What does this mean for India?
Explained: Why the Great Nicobar Project is vital for India's national security
The Great Nicobar Project is a massive Rs 80,000-crore initiative on Great Nicobar Island. The Nicobar Islands are part of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar, which are located around 1,300 kilometres from Sri Lanka. But what do we know about the project, and why is it important to India?
India dismisses report on Xi sending 'secret' letter to President Murmu
Last month, Bloomberg reported Xi wrote a letter to Murmu, which was passed on to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to “test the waters on improving ties”, quoting an Indian official aware of the matter
A car ride, a huddle and a big snub… The defining moments from the SCO Summit, decoded
The SCO Summit in China’s Tianjin has concluded. It was all about geopolitics, optics and power play. PM Modi hugged Vladimir Putin, huddled with Xi Jinping, and also engaged in car diplomacy, while Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif was left out
'Non-Western, not anti-Western': How India looks at SCO, expert explains
For India, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) remains a non-Western multilateral group — and not an anti-Western group. One of the key influences of India's continued engagement with the group is to prevent it from becoming a China-controlled anti-Western bloc.
How PM Modi called out Pakistan in his speech at SCO Summit
PM Narendra Modi didn’t mince his words in his speech at the SCO Summit. The focus of his address was terrorism and the ‘open support’ extended by some nations to terror outfits. He noted that such actions should no longer be tolerated, which was even agreed upon and highlighted in the Tianjin Declaration
From India to Russia: The economic and military might of SCO nations
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was originally formed in 1996 as the ‘Shanghai Five’. China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan comprised its original members. Today, it has nearly a dozen member states, including India and Iran, and over a dozen observers. But how strong is the grouping?
Tianjin talks: Xi cites Panchsheel, PM Modi asserts strategic autonomy without third-party influence
In their meeting on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping cited the Panchsheel treaty and Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to mutual respect, mutual interest, and mutual sensitivity as the basis of stability and cooperation between India and China.
Strategic autonomy, peace at border, direct flights: Key takeaways from Modi-Xi meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who held wide-ranging talks with China’s President Xi Jinping, spoke about establishing mutual trust with Beijing and the importance of the long-term relationship between the two countries. Here are key takeaways from the bilateral between Modi and Xi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit