How China's opposition to Indian proposals extends beyond high-profile issues
1 year, 3 months ago

How China's opposition to Indian proposals extends beyond high-profile issues

India Today  

China in the past couple of months has started opposing many Indian proposals in the language of the final ‘Outcome Document’ or ‘Joint Communique’ which requires consensus. Beijing’s opposition extends beyond high-profile issues like the Ukraine crisis and climate change to matters such as Mission LiFE, women-led development, and MSMEs. China has even voiced disagreement with India's chosen slogan for its G20 presidency, "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam", symbolising its obstructionist approach. THE UNDERLYING MOTIVE Some experts suggest that China’s stance could be a calculated move to prevent India from claiming any form of “success” at the end of its G20 presidency. IMPACT OF G20, GLOBAL ISSUES This discord between India and China impacts not just bilateral relations but also stalls progress on pressing global challenges, from climate change to economic stability.

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Congress demands debate in Parliament on full gamut of India-China ties
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Congress demands debate in Parliament on full gamut of India-China ties

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Attacking the government over its statement in Parliament on India-China ties, the Congress on Sunday asked whether the Modi government has agreed to a "new normal" over the "old normal" prevailing prior to April 2020 and demanded that Parliament must be given an opportunity to debate the full gamut of the relationship between the two countries. Congress general …

India-China: Tactical détente, strategic differences
3 weeks, 5 days ago

India-China: Tactical détente, strategic differences

Firstpost  

A new phase of high-level India-China dialogue has been unlocked following the October 21, 2024, agreement on border patrolling. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping, along with both nations’ foreign and defence ministers, have held meetings since then, with the ministers’ talks concluding just last week. Prime Minister Modi’s characterisation of the relationship with China as “important and …

China’s perception about India’s power aspirations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China’s perception about India’s power aspirations

New Indian Express  

The flavour of the new festive season is obviously Sino-Indian rapprochement and for good measure. It’s actually suffice just to leave this with the broad understanding that the two areas thus far untouched by the engagement between the Corps Commander level talks—Demchok and Depsang—have been addressed to facilitate disengagement and subsequently allow patrols to revisit the areas to which they …

India's cautious optimism on China's Galwan withdrawal hinges on the implementation of the agreement
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India's cautious optimism on China's Galwan withdrawal hinges on the implementation of the agreement

Live Mint  

India's relations with China come to an end with a deal to disengage militarily and resolve issues in the Himalayan border areas. The agreement, if implemented seriously, could be the first step towards better ties between the two countries. However, it is important to be cautious and not let optimism overpower caution in the short term.

India and China Must Resolve Their Strategic Rivalry Beyond De-escalation
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

India and China Must Resolve Their Strategic Rivalry Beyond De-escalation

Firstpost  

The article explores the significance of the recent India-China meeting amidst ongoing tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). It highlights the historical evolution of the relationship, from cooperation to conflict, and emphasizes the broader implications of their relationship on global peace and stability.

India’s China challenge: The stakes are higher than ever before
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s China challenge: The stakes are higher than ever before

Firstpost  

There is hardly any clarity on what China wants — whether Beijing aims to amicably settle the boundary issues and make further progress in trade and cultural ties or if it seeks to encroach on India’s territory On April 10, 2024, amidst the high-pitched and polarising campaign for the upcoming national elections in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a …

When Trump mentioned India and China during heated presidential debate with Biden
5 months, 3 weeks ago

When Trump mentioned India and China during heated presidential debate with Biden

India TV News  

Atlanta: As the fiery presidential debate began between US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump went on, India and China emerged as crucial points as the presumptive Republican nominee explained on his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement 2015 on climate change. 'Manchurian candidate': Insults dominate presidential debate Trump also called Biden a 'Manchurian candidate' and accused …

India reiterates opposition to China’s BRI, supports programmes in Maldives
1 year, 2 months ago

India reiterates opposition to China’s BRI, supports programmes in Maldives

Live Mint  

Reiterated its opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, India on 19 October highlighted the role of Beijing’s flagship infrastructure programme in the development of participating countries against the backdrop of Maldives’ president-elect Mohamed Muizzu, reported Hindustan Times. While responding to several questions on the Belt and Road Forum hosted by China and Muizzu’s comments endorsing the BRI, Bagchi said …

China’s Complicated Relationship With India
1 year, 2 months ago

China’s Complicated Relationship With India

The Diplomat  

When the BRICS leaders gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, from August 22-24 for their 15th summit, there was a sense of awkwardness. “As the two largest developing countries in the world and eternal neighbors, China and India have much more common interests than differences, and it is of global demonstrative significance for the two countries to achieve common development and …

India forges compromise among divided world powers at the G20 summit in a diplomatic win for Modi
1 year, 3 months ago

India forges compromise among divided world powers at the G20 summit in a diplomatic win for Modi

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted his country as well-placed to bridge gaps in the Group of 20 top economies and solve global problems, but many were skeptical ahead of the weekend’s summit given grave divisions within the bloc over the Russia’s war in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it a “success of Indian diplomacy,” adding …

India hopes to lead on climate, but coal still powers its economic growth
1 year, 3 months ago

India hopes to lead on climate, but coal still powers its economic growth

LA Times  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Biden stand on the South Lawn of the White House on June 22 during a ceremony marking Modi’s visit. Modi, who has overseen a rapid expansion of India’s renewable energy industry, has set bold targets to power more of the country with solar, hydrogen and biofuels over the next decade. The contradiction is …

Despite Xi’s decision not to attend G20 in India, China says bilateral ties are ‘generally stable’
1 year, 3 months ago

Despite Xi’s decision not to attend G20 in India, China says bilateral ties are ‘generally stable’

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision not to attend this week’s Group of 20 summit in India, Beijing says that relations between the two nuclear-armed Asian giants remain “generally stable.” China announced on Monday that Premier Li Qiang, who took office just this spring, would represent China at the Sept. 9-10 meeting in New Delhi. Relations between China …

India’s China hurdle at the G-20 - The Hindu
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s China hurdle at the G-20 - The Hindu

The Hindu  

As India prepares for this weekend’s G-20 Summit, New Delhi is facing more than one hurdle from China as it goes all out to ensure a successful summit. On Monday, China’s Foreign Ministry announced that President Xi Jinping will for the first time skip a G-20 summit, with the Chinese Premier and second-ranked leader Li Qiang instead deputed to attend …

Mapping the way forward: on China and its neighbours
1 year, 3 months ago

Mapping the way forward: on China and its neighbours

The Hindu  

A week after the first conversation in many months between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, India and China appear nowhere near coming to any kind of understanding to repair their relations. On the contrary, relations this week have faced yet another storm, with the two sides clashing over China issuing a new map and reports on …

Modi-Xi talks: China is playing hardball; India can’t let G20 summit needs distract it from border issue
1 year, 3 months ago

Modi-Xi talks: China is playing hardball; India can’t let G20 summit needs distract it from border issue

Firstpost  

The subplot to the BRICS summit, the inherent tension between founding members India and China, is threatening to engulf and overshadow the main plot. According to media reports and a briefing conducted by India’s ministry of foreign affairs on Thursday, prime minister Modi told Xi — their first interaction since the tête-à-tête at Bali G20 summit last year — that …

DC Edit | Face up to obdurate China
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Face up to obdurate China

Deccan Chronicle  

Given China’s obstinacy in insisting on separating the border issue from the rest of the ties with India, it came as no surprise that the talks ended in a stalemate. Any chance of disengagement in points along LAC at places like Depsang and Demchok will remain frozen so long as China stays stubborn about not giving an inch on the …

Slippery Slope of Geopolitics: The Sino Slide - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Slippery Slope of Geopolitics: The Sino Slide - News18

News 18  

For four decades, the Chinese juggernaut has been marching forward. By the end of the last decade, the world, including the US, the P5 nations and India, had more or less reconciled to a future dominated by the G2 — the US and China. Indian public opinion now clearly treats China as its enemy number one — a burden that …

Claim China obstructs climate agenda beggars belief
1 year, 4 months ago

Claim China obstructs climate agenda beggars belief

China Daily  

A wind farm generates power for grids in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, on Aug 6, 2022. However, some Western media baselessly attributed it to "obstruction" by China with the purpose of discrediting China's contribution to promoting global climate governance. At the same time, it has vigorously promoted practical cooperation with other developing countries, signed 43 South-South cooperation documents on climate change …

China denies reports it obstructed G20 climate discussions
1 year, 4 months ago

China denies reports it obstructed G20 climate discussions

India Today  

Reports that China obstructed discussions on tackling climate change at Group of 20 meetings last week in India are "completely inconsistent with the facts", China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. After three days of discussions on issues like cutting emissions and fossil fuel use, as well as climate finance to support poorer nations, the group of major nations failed to …

India-China relations discussed in Jakarta
1 year, 5 months ago

India-China relations discussed in Jakarta

The Hindu  

In a reflection of continuing differences in how India and China view taking ties forward, Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi told External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Jakarta that “specific issues” shouldn’t “define the overall relationship”. In Friday’s talks, which the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday had been held at India’s request, Mr. Jaishankar said both …

India’s China strategy needs to be debated
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s China strategy needs to be debated

The Hindu  

The Chinese have a knack for making headlines on India’s borders. Zhang Yongpan, of the Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, claims that China’s move to “standardise” names in Zangnan “completely falls within China’s sovereignty and it is also in accordance with the regulation on the administration of geographical names”. Happymon Jacob has identified …

India and Africa leverage climate diplomacy
1 year, 8 months ago

India and Africa leverage climate diplomacy

Hindustan Times  

This brief highlights the importance of climate diplomacy in Indian foreign policy, and the country’s role in the North-South politics of climate negotiations as a leading member of the Global South that includes Africa. It focuses on two India-led multi-stakeholder global partnership organisations—i.e., the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure —both of which are working to …

China poses challenge to rules-based order in Indo-Pacific: German envoy
1 year, 8 months ago

China poses challenge to rules-based order in Indo-Pacific: German envoy

The Hindu  

The Indo-Pacific may be the area where the biggest challenge we have to face with China materialises, said German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann while stating that Indo-Pacific is growing in importance on the European agenda. In Europe, sovereign states could be invaded, he said and added, “In Indo-Pacific, this kind of aggression can happen.” Speaking at a seminar on …

Difficulties at border but India, China don’t want war: Top Chinese diplomat
1 year, 9 months ago

Difficulties at border but India, China don’t want war: Top Chinese diplomat

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The India-China relationship is facing difficulties due to the situation in Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control but neither side wants war or confrontation in the border areas, China’s chargé d’affaires Ma Jia said on Wednesday. China’s chargé d’affaires Ma Jia sought to play down the impression that China and Russia’s insistence on not raising the …

Signalling China, Japan PM Kishida Says ‘India Is Indispensable’ In Indo-Pacific
1 year, 9 months ago

Signalling China, Japan PM Kishida Says ‘India Is Indispensable’ In Indo-Pacific

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a major signal to China, Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida Monday said India is an “indispensable partner” for Tokyo as far as the Indo-Pacific strategy is concerned, even as he announced that his government will mobilise funds worth $75 billion to build the infrastructure in this region. “I believe that Japan and India are in an …

China slams Quad meeting held in New Delhi; opposes exclusivity
1 year, 9 months ago

China slams Quad meeting held in New Delhi; opposes exclusivity

The Hindu  

China on March 3 reaffirmed its criticism of the Quad Grouping comprising the US, India, Australia, and Japan, saying the State-to-State interactions should pursue peace and development and contribute to mutual trust and regional stability rather than exclusivity. On China’s reluctance, along with Russia, to endorse a joint statement on the Ukraine war at the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in …

G20 meetings show Russia is moving deeper into China’s embrace — and this will only weaken Pax Americana
1 year, 9 months ago

G20 meetings show Russia is moving deeper into China’s embrace — and this will only weaken Pax Americana

Firstpost  

With the imminent rise of China as the biggest challenger to America and Americanism, wooing Russia to the Western orbit could have been a game-changer for the US. The West, however, refuses to come out of the archaic Cold War mindset On the day World War II began, George Bernard Shaw wrote, “There will be only two winners: The United …

Changing geopolitics and the emergence of a new global order
1 year, 11 months ago

Changing geopolitics and the emergence of a new global order

Hindustan Times  

As the year 2022 comes to an end, some of the major global issues have not been resolved. This comes across as a clear target to Beijing’s claim of having the ability “to obtain advanced computing chips, develop and maintain supercomputers, and manufacture advanced semiconductors.” Geopolitics seems to be taking the front seat amidst the changing global order wherein trust …

Letter From the Editors
2 years ago

Letter From the Editors

The Diplomat  

2022 has been a year of surprises – and mostly unpleasant ones, at that. For better or for worse, the agreement also cemented the pillars of China’s climate change strategy, explains Marina Kaneti, an assistant professor in international affairs at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. From ducking certain responsibilities due to its status …

China feels India needs to be shown its place
2 years ago

China feels India needs to be shown its place

Live Mint  

Recent clashes between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the Line of Actual Control, or LAC, have once again underscored how a 20th century conflict continues to shape the 21st century trajectory of Sino-Indian relations and constrain New Delhi’s aspirations to play a larger role on the global stage. Even just a few years back, India’s crème de la crème believed …

Dealing with China will be a ‘challenge’ during India’s G20 presidency, says former deputy NSA Pankaj Saran
2 years ago

Dealing with China will be a ‘challenge’ during India’s G20 presidency, says former deputy NSA Pankaj Saran

The Hindu  

Dealing with China would be a "challenge" for India during its G20 presidency and New Delhi would adopt a "cautious approach" towards Beijing, judging it by its deeds and not words, former Deputy National Security Advisor Pankaj Saran said on Sunday. Mr. Saran said the formulation – today's era must not be of war – that was adopted at the …

Head-on | How a rising India can counter China’s geopolitical challenge
2 years, 4 months ago

Head-on | How a rising India can counter China’s geopolitical challenge

Firstpost  

China’s pre-occupation with Taiwan over the next few years along with its continuing economic slowdown presents India with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebalance the geopolitical odds in its favour Indian policymakers have several economic, geopolitical and military levers to counter the challenge China poses to India’s orderly rise as a regional power today and as a global power in the …

China calls for India to work ‘in same direction’ to restore ties
2 years, 4 months ago

China calls for India to work ‘in same direction’ to restore ties

The Hindu  

Responding to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s comments on August 18, 2022 saying relations with China were in “an extremely difficult phase” and there were “many reasons” for both countries to work together, the Chinese government said it hoped India would work with it in “ the same direction” to bring relations back on track at “an early date”. Mr. …

The View From India Navigating Taiwan controversy, China ties
2 years, 4 months ago

The View From India Navigating Taiwan controversy, China ties

The Hindu  

In its first official comment on Taiwan since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit that inflamed tensions with China, India urged “the exercise of restraint, avoidance of unilateral actions to change status quo, de-escalation of tensions and efforts to maintain peace and stability in the region”, cautiously avoiding a direct message to either the U.S. or China. India’s remarks came …

The race of two Asian giants: India and China
2 years, 4 months ago

The race of two Asian giants: India and China

The Hindu  

Last month, a United Nations population survey estimated that a milestone may be passed in 2023. This is a reminder of how far the two Asian giants have come since their moments of profound political change in the late 1940s: independence for India in 1947, and the victory of the Chinese Communist Party and establishment of the People’s Republic of …

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: China’s Confused India Policy a Reason for LAC Standoff
2 years, 6 months ago

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: China’s Confused India Policy a Reason for LAC Standoff

News 18  

It’s been more than two years since tensions erupted on the India-China border leading to multiple standoffs across the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. China’s Confused India Policy: A Driver for Current Standoff In recent years, China’s policy approach toward India has looked confused. However, the emerging strategic competition between the US and China, which is due to …

The way forward in India-China relations
2 years, 8 months ago

The way forward in India-China relations

The Hindu  

The tensions since May 2020 along the Line of Actual Control in the Ladakh sector of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir presents a major policy challenge for India. The PLA is the army of a political party and its abiding objective, besides the stated ones of defending China’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, is ensuring the continued survival of …

Clear signals: The Hindu Editorial on India-China ties and the new global currents
2 years, 9 months ago

Clear signals: The Hindu Editorial on India-China ties and the new global currents

The Hindu  

China’s claim that the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy is aiming to create “an Indo-Pacific version of NATO”, as the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, put it on March 7, is not new. Indeed, even as long as 15 years ago, during the first iteration of the now revived India, Australia, Japan, U.S. Quad, Beijing warned of an impending “Asian NATO”, which, …

China, India Encountered 'Some Setbacks' in Recent Years Which Do Not Serve Their Interests: Chinese Minister Wang
2 years, 9 months ago

China, India Encountered 'Some Setbacks' in Recent Years Which Do Not Serve Their Interests: Chinese Minister Wang

News 18  

China and India have encountered “some setbacks” in recent years which do not serve the fundamental interests of the two countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday as he called for managing boundary differences through consultation, actively seeking a “fair and equitable” settlement. “China and India have encountered some setbacks in recent years which do not serve the …

India faces significant geopolitical challenges from China: White House in its Indo-Pacific Strategic report
2 years, 10 months ago

India faces significant geopolitical challenges from China: White House in its Indo-Pacific Strategic report

India Today  

India is beset with significant geopolitical challenges, in particular from China and its behaviour on the Line of Actual Control, the White House has said, while releasing its Indo-Pacific Strategic Report. "We will continue to build a strategic partnership in which the United States and India work together and through regional groupings to promote stability in South Asia; collaborate in …

India needs to shed its defensive policies and proactively counter China
2 years, 11 months ago

India needs to shed its defensive policies and proactively counter China

Firstpost  

China’s intransigence to implement border protocols that it signed with India, its belligerent militarism and border domination efforts, and forays in the Indian neighbourhood have strained its ties with India Barring a remote possibility of resuming active military hostilities in the border areas, India’s relations with China are headed towards continued armed stalemate in the new year of Tiger, in …

Explained | Why did India reject UNSC draft on climate?
3 years ago

Explained | Why did India reject UNSC draft on climate?

The Hindu  

The story so far : On December 13, India joined Russia in opposing a draft proposal at the United Nations Security Council which would effectively bring climate change in the Security Council’s purview, allowing it to enforce and hold countries accountable for their promises to mitigate global warming. Both Niger and Ireland pointed out that people in countries most vulnerable …

Hutong Cat | On climate, engagement must mark the India-China dynamic
3 years, 1 month ago

Hutong Cat | On climate, engagement must mark the India-China dynamic

Hindustan Times  

There is a sense of irony here: As Indian and Chinese soldiers, braving a harsh terrain and glacial winter, continue to face-off along the disputed border in the Himalayas, well-dressed diplomats and climate negotiators from the two countries quietly backed each other up in air-conditioned rooms during the just-concluded 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. …

Avoid shifting goalposts on border dispute, Indian envoy tells China
3 years, 2 months ago

Avoid shifting goalposts on border dispute, Indian envoy tells China

The Hindu  

India’s envoy to China has called on Beijing to “avoid shifting goalposts” by blurring the immediate challenge of managing disputed border areas with the longer term negotiations to resolve the boundary dispute, saying both sides needed to follow past agreements and pursue both objectives on parallel tracks. The Special Representatives mechanism, the Agreement on Political Parameters and Guiding Principles of …

Talking amid conflict: On U.S. and China relations
3 years, 3 months ago

Talking amid conflict: On U.S. and China relations

The Hindu  

Relations between the world’s two biggest powers, the U.S. and China, have been in free fall over the past five years amid the trade war launched by the Trump administration. While Mr. Biden wanted “to ensure competition does not veer into conflict”, Mr. Xi agreed both sides needed to “get the relationship right”, but underlined the repeated Chinese view that …

China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets
3 years, 4 months ago

China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets

India Today  

China and India have missed a UN deadline to submit fresh plans for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions in time for the global body to include their pledges in a report for governments at this year's global climate summit, according to officials. Read | One-third of global food production at risk: Rising greenhouse emissions could push world to starvation Espinosa …

New phase of U.S.-China ties comes with tests for India
3 years, 9 months ago

New phase of U.S.-China ties comes with tests for India

The Hindu  

A sharp exchange between top U.S. and Chinese officials in Alaska on Friday, played out fully in the eyes of the gathered media, marked the start of a new phase in U.S.-China relations — one that comes with fresh challenges for India. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, accompanied by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan for the talks with Yang Jiechi, …

'Friendships are Not Alliances of Containment': The China Factor in India's Quad Calculus
3 years, 9 months ago

'Friendships are Not Alliances of Containment': The China Factor in India's Quad Calculus

News 18  

The joint statement adopted by leaders of the Quadrilateral framework, or Quad, consequent to their first summit-level meeting on March 12, 2021, read – “We strive for a region that is free, open, inclusive, healthy, anchored by democratic values, and unconstrained by coercion… We pledge to strengthen our cooperation on the defining challenges of our time… We commit to work …

Border disputes between India and China are threating climate science in the Himalayas
3 years, 9 months ago

Border disputes between India and China are threating climate science in the Himalayas

Firstpost  

Both countries have a lot to gain from climate cooperation, as they face similar challenges like curbing pollution and safeguarding the glaciers that feed their rivers. “Sometimes conflicts like that just make it harder for us to go and work,” says David Molden, former director general of the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, an intergovernmental institution based in Nepal …

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