China slowdown impacts India’s exports, trade deficit goes up
India’s trade deficit with China has risen to USD 45 billion in 2015, largely on account of a decline in its exports to Asia’s largest economy. India’s exports to China …
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Pathankot attack targeted at disrupting India-Pakistan talks: China
China, an all-weather friend of Pakistan, has condemned the terror attack on the Pathankot air force base saying it may have been launched “intentionally” to disrupt the momentum in India-Pakistan …
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NSA Doval busy dousing Pathankot fire, cancels visit to China
In the aftermath of the terror attack hitting the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, killing seven Indian soldiers, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s visit to China, which was expected …
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Solidarity in distress: China offers aid for Chennai floods
In the aftermath of the floods in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, China has offered aid to Tamil Nadu. The floods led to the death of hundreds of …
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China smells containment in India-Japan joint position on South China Sea
Containment anxieties seem to have gripped Beijing in the aftermath of the India-Japan joint position against “unilateral actions” in South China Sea during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s just-concluded visit to India.
Read MoreAhead of Modi-Li meet, India, China focus on upgrade of security, counter-terror cooperation
Ahead of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in the Malaysian capital, the two Asian giants have taken a defining step to upgrade their security and counter-terror cooperation, which has acquired an added urgency in the backdrop of the Paris terror attacks and the growing scourge of the Islamic State.
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Terror tops Rajnath Singh’s agenda in China
Against the backdrop of increasing terror attacks in the region and across the world, India will be looking to step up security cooperation with China during Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s …
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China’s Vice President’s visit to India to energise bilateral ties
Imparting a fresh momentum to bilateral ties, China’s Vice-President Liu Yuanchao is visiting India to carry forward the ambitious agenda for expanding bilateral ties that was firmed up during Prime …
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India playing ‘South China Sea’ card for trade-off on border?
In the backdrop of India’s decision to restart oil and gas exploration off the Vietnam coast despite objections from Beijing and New Delhi’s Act East policy, a state-run Chinese think …
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China’s V-Day and Contest for Power in East Asia: Indian response
India is keenly watching the unfolding dramatic events in East Asia as these not only have a bearing on its recent “Act East” policy, but also on regional stability issues. At stake are not merely half of Indian trade, major investments, markets, technology flows that transit through this region but also the subtle messages of power transition between China and Japan in the short and medium term.
China is celebrating the “V-J [Victory over Japan] Day” on September 3 with a massive Beijing military parade. It is also the first time that Beijing would be inviting armed forces from abroad to participate in a national event and also the first time President Xi Jinping will be organising such an event. The previous military parade was several years ago on the 60th national day in October 2009.
today the increasing contest between powers in the region – as reflected in the rising nationalism and right-wing sentiments, higher defence allocations, military modernization and outreach – have contributed to spirals of tension.