India-China relations

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

SCO Summit: Why Modi, Xi, Putin together would make Trump nervous

About 20 world leaders have assembled in China’s Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit being held from August 31 to September 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among those hosted by China’s Xi Jinping as Donald Trump’s trade war sours US’ relations with India. Here’s why the SCO Summit could make the American president jittery

‘Mutual trust, respect and sensitivity’: PM Modi meets Xi Jinping, sets contours of India-China ties | Full text

In his opening remarks in the meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised on mutual trust, respect, and sensitivity, and said that India is committed to furthering the bilateral relationship on the basis of these values.