Power Play in Asia: India, China, Pakistan fuel nuke games
It’s playtime in Asia. And how, as the Asian boys are growing up, they are playing with bigger, shinier and noisier guns. Not just guns, other toys too from the …
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A new spring: India, Japan ‘major actors’ in shaping a rising Asia
Amid the flux in the Asia-Pacific geopolitical landscape, India has enunciated a robust vision of an Asian century that puts closer security and economic ties with Japan at the heart …
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India hopes for robust strategic and economic ties with Japan
Ahead of his May 27-30 visit to Tokyo for the annual summit between his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to Japanese journalists in New Delhi …
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Post-2014 roadmap: India assures more aid to Afghanistan
Against the backdrop of the withdrawal of foreign combat troops from the violence-wracked, land-locked country, India has assured Afghanistan that it is “prepared to increase bilateral contribution to institution-building, training …
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A Himalayan handshake? It’s time for India to bolster border infrastructure
Around the time India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was telling off Chinese Premier Li Keqiang about Chinese shenanighans on the LAC, Defence Minister A.K. Antony was chairing a meeting in …
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Track II: India wants Russia to do more for its UNSC seat claim
MOSCOW: Amid the shifting geo-political power equations and competing demands made on its friendship, India continues to regard Russia as a key pillar of its foreign policy and wants Moscow, …
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Indians see China a threat and an opportunity; welcome stronger India-US ties
A recent opinion poll has reflected ambivalence in Indians’ attitude towards the rise of China and India’s engagement with the world’s second largest economy. The poll indicates a simultaneous perception …
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India, China sign 8 pacts, vow to resolve boundary dispute
India and China have inked eight pacts to intensify their cooperation across a wide swathe of areas and agreed to fast-track the resolution of their boundary dispute that has remained …
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Premier Li in Delhi: Uncovering symbols and messages
In diplomacy, the optics matters as much as substance. There were smiles all around as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang touched down in the Indian capital (May 19) on a headline-stealing visit …
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The New Great Game? India and China join the Arctic chase
In the unfolding energy game in the icy slopes of the Arctic, India and China have upped their stakes. On May 15, the two Asian giants were made observers in …
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