India China Border Issue

China: As opacity reigns over Middle Kingdom, Xi Jinping’s weakness gets revealed

We might never know the details of the stories behind the sudden disappearances and reappearances of Chinese officials, but the ‘emperor’ seems incapable of controlling his troops

China blames India over journalists’ visa spat: What's the row about?

India and China are at loggerheads again, this time over visas for journalists. The foreign ministry in Beijing has accused New Delhi of ‘unfair treatment’ by denying visa renewals to scribes and ejecting all of them; China has done a tit for tat

India-China clash in Tawang: The significance of Arunachal Pradesh to Beijing, explained

Troops from India and China once again clashed in Arunachal Pradesh’s Yangtse area of Tawang on 9 December. Since the 1962 war, Beijing has continuously tried to stake a claim on the northeastern state because of its strategic positioning and its close ties to Buddhism

Chinese hackers recently targeted Indian electricity distribution centres near Ladakh, finds report

The reasons for the attack may include gaining an increased understanding into complex systems in order to facilitate capability development for future use or gaining sufficient access across the system in preparation for future contingency operations, the report states

How choice for torchbearer for Winter Olympics has become latest flashpoint in India-China ties

Beijing’s decision to field Qi Fabao — a military officer involved in the 2020 Galwan Valley clash — as its torchbearer for the mega sporting event, has led to India announcing a diplomatic boycott of the Games

LAC stand-off: India, China agree to hold next round of military talks soon to end stalemate in eastern Ladakh

Ministry of External Affairs said it was also agreed that both sides should continue to ensure a stable ground situation and avoid any untoward incident

Ladakh stand-off: Common efforts needed to maintain good ties, says China on S Jaishankar's remarks

Addressing a briefing in Beijing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying claimed that the "merits of the situation at the border area are very clear and the responsibility totally lies with the Indian side"

'Tell nation when Chinese are going to be thrown out of India,' Rahul Gandhi's request to Modi ahead of PM's speech

In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that he will address the nation at 6 pm today

MEA says border issue in Ladakh is 'direct result' of China's actions

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said "We strongly urge China to sincerely engage with the Indian side with the objective of restoring peace in border areas through complete disengagement."

Ladakh standoff: China engaged in 'clear, intensive pattern of bullying' neighbours, says US

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo added that the "bullying" is also evident in the South China Sea and accused Beijing of being the "most flagrant violator" of the Law of the Sea convention