Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will Japan’s rearmament impact India’s China ties?
2 years ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will Japan’s rearmament impact India’s China ties?

Deccan Chronicle  

The East Asia scenario has got a lot more complex with Japan’s decision to rearm itself for the first time in 77 years with a whopping five-year $320 billion military budget, and soon to catapult itself to the position of the third largest defence budget, after the United States and China. The new strategic thinking, especially on the part of the new generation militant wonks, however wants India to flex its muscle of growing economy in the world and seek advantages against India’s rivals, especially Pakistan and China. Japan’s decision to strengthen its military will have definite implications for the new formation of the Quad -- comprising the United States, Japan, Australia and India. India is a dialogue partner in the Asean Regional Forum, and so are China, Japan, the European Union, Russia and the US, among others, which engage with the security aspects of this part of Asia.

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India will benefit from cooperation not by turning away from its neighbor: China Daily editorial
1 week, 1 day ago

India will benefit from cooperation not by turning away from its neighbor: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

In his meeting with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit held in Kazan, Russia, on Oct 23, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted that maintaining the steady growth of India-China relations was critical for the two countries and peoples. Against a complex international landscape, cooperation between India and China, two engines of economic growth, could help …

China trying to improve ties with India to ease off US pressure from Trump: Business leader
1 month ago

China trying to improve ties with India to ease off US pressure from Trump: Business leader

Live Mint  

Washington, Nov 20 China is trying to improve ties with India in an attempt to ease pressure from the incoming Trump administration, the head of a top India-centric US business advocacy and strategic group said on Tuesday. Mukesh Aghi, president of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum, said: "So, we are seeing an early impact of the Trump administration coming …

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy
1 month, 1 week ago

India needs to leverage Trump’s China antipathy

Hindustan Times  

The electoral victory of Donald Trump, and his comeback as the United States President, has led to speculation as to the contours of his administration’s policies with respect to the Indo-Pacific region. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File …

As Trump vows America First, what’s in store for China & India in Indo-Pacific?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

As Trump vows America First, what’s in store for China & India in Indo-Pacific?

Firstpost  

In sharp deviation from outgoing US President Joe Biden, a lifelong internationalist, President-elect Donald Trump is a brutal transanctionalist who largely sees the world from the point of view of trade and tariffs Former US President Donald Trump has the potential to transform the American government institition for decades. However, now as China is facing economic woes, it remains to …

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, 3 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 Strategic Labyrinth: Navigating the Grey Zone with China
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India's Strategic Labyrinth: Navigating the Grey Zone with China

Hindustan Times  

Following the recent bilateral between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping at the Brics Summit, there is speculation about the future of India-China ties. While India's economy is catching up to China's, the two countries face significant differences in terms of military strength, economic influence, and strategic interests. India's strategic challenges include Sino-Pak collusion, grey zone threats, and …

India's Strategic Future: A Balancing Act in a Changing World
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India's Strategic Future: A Balancing Act in a Changing World

Deccan Chronicle  

The article discusses the cautious approach towards the announcement of an agreement on 'disengagement and border patrolling' at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While there is a mix of sentiments, the article highlights the importance of addressing the trust deficit between the two countries, especially since the Ladakh standoff in 2020. It acknowledges the ongoing conflicts in Europe and …

Transforming Ties: India's Evolving Foreign Policy Towards China and Other Neighbours
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Transforming Ties: India's Evolving Foreign Policy Towards China and Other Neighbours

Firstpost  

India's evolving foreign policy towards China and other neighbors is evident in the recent development of a significant agreement between the two countries on a comprehensive economic and maritime security partnership. This move signifies India's ability to adapt its foreign policy to suit changing circumstances and prioritize its interests, despite facing challenges from China's assertive posture. The agreement also highlights …

Himalayan Thaw Sends Shockwaves Across the World: A Multipolar Showdown
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Himalayan Thaw Sends Shockwaves Across the World: A Multipolar Showdown

India Today  

The Himalayan thaw sends shockwaves across the world, with India and China breaking their decades-long border standoff. Both sides have agreed to restore stability on the border, marking a significant shift in their relationship. The timing of the meeting is seen as apt, given the changing geopolitical landscape and the chaos in US domestic politics. The focus on economic cooperation …

Thaw in Sino-Indian Relations: A Gradual Approach to Normalization
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2 months ago

Thaw in Sino-Indian Relations: A Gradual Approach to Normalization

Firstpost  

The article highlights the thawing of Sino-Indian relations, with a focus on the India-China meeting in Kazan. It emphasizes that normalizing ties between the two countries is a significant step towards stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region. However, it also acknowledges that complications may arise due to differing perspectives and the need for verification of moves by both sides. …

India-China Border Deal: A Long-Overdue Resolution
2 months ago

India-China Border Deal: A Long-Overdue Resolution

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping will hold first bilateral talks in five years on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Russia. Both countries reached an agreement to resume border patrolling operations along LAC following the disengagement process along the disputed areas.

Weighing in on business as usual with China
3 months ago

Weighing in on business as usual with China

The Hindu  

Recent media pieces have speculated on whether India’s fraught relations with China are headed towards a relative thaw and suggestions are being put forward for a more liberal attitude towards foreign direct investment from that country. The economic commentary Despite this national security situation, the Economic Survey 2024 has favoured India plugging itself into China’s supply chains through Chinese investments …

Grand Tamasha: US-India relations under the Biden administration
3 months, 1 week ago

Grand Tamasha: US-India relations under the Biden administration

Hindustan Times  

As the US presidential elections rapidly approach and the world bids farewell to the Biden administration, how far have US-India relations travelled over the last four years and where might they go next? In the episode, which aired last week, Tellis assessed the Biden administration’s handling of the explosive “murder-for-hire plot”, the unfinished business of the US-India civil nuclear deal, …

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

India plays opportunistic game in US: China Daily editorial
3 months, 4 weeks ago

India plays opportunistic game in US: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his hosts in Kyiv on Friday, one month after his visit to Moscow, he was committed to playing a personal role in trying to mediate in the over-2-year-old conflict between Ukraine and Russia, urging both sides "to sit together and look for ways to come out of this crisis". Speaking to a gathering of Indian-Americans …

Pinching the dragon’s tail on future of Tibet
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pinching the dragon’s tail on future of Tibet

Hindustan Times  

The recent visit of the United States Congressional delegation to Dharamshala and the Dalai Lama’s visit to New York have catapulted Tibet to newspaper headlines. The first US Tibet Policy Act of 2002 had been a mild articulation of the need to protect Tibet’s water security and its environment, promised assistance to Tibetan refugees and urged China to engage with …

India will not be a willing pawn of US: China Daily editorial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India will not be a willing pawn of US: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

India's Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Narendra Modi gestures to the gathering as he arrives to take the oath of office for his third term as prime minister during the oath-taking ceremony at presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 9, 2024. Given it is the US administration's consistent policy to push India to act as a "counterbalance" to …

India lost the manufacturing race to China. Here's why it could still succeed
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India lost the manufacturing race to China. Here's why it could still succeed

NPR  

India lost the manufacturing race to China. The Ticking Clock For Indian Economic Development While India’s economy has fallen dramatically behind China’s in recent decades, it’s been looking better recently. “Today, when India enters, it's not competing with Western countries, it is competing with Bangladesh, Vietnam, and still China,” Rajan says. To achieve this vision, Rajan believes India needs to …

India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea
8 months ago

India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea

The Hindu  

In March 2024, India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, articulated, in a joint statement during his visit to Manila, India’s full support for the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty. Both these statements are part of an evolving approach that signals a departure from India’s earlier more cautionary and neutral position vis-à-vis the South China Sea. China’s assertive posture and …

India must help prevent US-China conflict, says former diplomat Gokhale
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India must help prevent US-China conflict, says former diplomat Gokhale

Live Mint  

Ongoing tensions in the Taiwan strait can impact Indian exports passing through the region, the domestic semiconductor industry relying on supplies from the area, and the critical undersea cable network anchored there, said Vijay Gokhale, former diplomat and foreign secretary, on Saturday. Speaking at the Mint India Investment Summit 2024, Gokhale emphasized the importance of India using its considerable diplomatic …

The real threat to the ‘India as we know it’
10 months ago

The real threat to the ‘India as we know it’

The Hindu  

With the 17th Lok Sabha having ended, the stage is now set for the general election. The spectre of ‘Hindu majoritarianism’, whether intended or not, thus looms large in the minds of sections of the public, alongside a perception that ‘Mandir’ defines the nature of politics in an election year. The Opposition charge sheet includes aspects such as attempts to …

India-US ties: Beyond fleeting expediencies
10 months, 1 week ago

India-US ties: Beyond fleeting expediencies

Hindustan Times  

As 2024 unfolds, the US and China appear to be dialling down on tensions. Most recently, even as the US, Japan and the ROK held an “informal” trilateral summit during the APEC meeting in San Francisco in November last year, the foreign ministers of the ROK and Japan also met with their Chinese counterparts in Busan later that month. The …

Head-on | Why rising India faces Anglo-American pushback
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Head-on | Why rising India faces Anglo-American pushback

Firstpost  

Whenever the United States-led Anglosphere sees a potential threat to its global hegemony, it acts swiftly and ruthlessly. For 30 years from the 1980s to the 2010s, China quietly stole US military technology from under the Pentagon’s nose and deeply infiltrated Silicon Valley. International financial institutions have warned that India could overtake both the US and China as the world’s …

‘China may have concluded India is now tilting to the U.S.’
11 months ago

‘China may have concluded India is now tilting to the U.S.’

The Hindu  

China may have concluded that India is tilting towards the U.S. “rather than maintaining relative neutrality” on China-U.S. rivalry, according to Vijay Gokhale, former Foreign Secretary, Ambassador to China, and author of the new book Crosswinds: Nehru, Zhou and the Anglo-American Competition over China which examines various aspects of India’s relations with the U.S., Britain and China in the 1950s. …

Why India Isn’t the New China
11 months ago

Why India Isn’t the New China

Live Mint  

China’s economy is struggling, but another Asian giant, neighboring India, is suddenly squarely on investors’ and manufacturers’ radar. India’s age-dependency ratio—a measure of the burden of child and elderly care on households—has fallen to 47 in 2022 from 82 in 1967, according to the World Bank. Only a third of India’s female working-age population was in the labor force in …

'If approach had been more Bharat, we would have had less rosy view of our relationship with China': EAM
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'If approach had been more Bharat, we would have had less rosy view of our relationship with China': EAM

India TV News  

The year 2024 will continue to be turbulent for the world but India is well-positioned politically and economically to navigate the challenges, and maintain its rising global role and its path of development, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. "Today where we are positioned, where we are positioned politically, where we are positioned economically, when you look at a …

‘If we were more Bharat…': Jaishankar's fresh attack on Nehru's China policy
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘If we were more Bharat…': Jaishankar's fresh attack on Nehru's China policy

Hindustan Times  

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday once again invoked Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, saying there would have been a 'less rosy' view of India's relationship with China if the country would have been more ‘Bharat’. There is a kind of record in form of an exchange of letters between Sardar Patel and Pandit Nehru on China and they had a …

‘India-China ties must be based on realism’: FM Jaishankar
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘India-China ties must be based on realism’: FM Jaishankar

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India should deal with China on the basis of “realism” and bilateral relations should be based on mutual understandings in respect, sensitivity and interest, external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said in an assessment of New Delhi’s approach to engage with Beijing. It begins right from day one, there is a sharp difference of opinion how to respond …

Indo-Pacific Disputes Can Escalate into Conflict, Says Chief of Naval Staff
1 year ago

Indo-Pacific Disputes Can Escalate into Conflict, Says Chief of Naval Staff

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The disputes in the Indo-Pacific do have the possibility of getting out of control and turning into conflict, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Friday against the backdrop of growing global concerns over China's increasing military assertiveness in the region.In a media briefing ahead of Navy Day on December 4, he also said India …

Rise of China, its assertiveness in Indo-Pacific region shaped Indo-US relationship: former Foreign Secretary
1 year, 1 month ago

Rise of China, its assertiveness in Indo-Pacific region shaped Indo-US relationship: former Foreign Secretary

The Hindu  

The rise of China, and its assertiveness, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, has shaped the relationship between India and the U.S. in various sectors such as technology, manufacturing, defence and environment, former Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Wednesday. Speaking on ‘India’s place in the changing world’ at the Luminary Lecture Series organised by the Christian Medical College, Ms. Rao …

DC Edit | India, US deepen defence ties
1 year, 1 month ago

DC Edit | India, US deepen defence ties

Deccan Chronicle  

India has sent out a very clear message to China, which predictably is fuming. By hosting the 2+2 meet among the Indian defence and foreign ministers Rajnath Singh and S. Jaishankar and their US counterparts Lloyd J. Austin III and Antony Blinken, India has emphasised that it will be aligning more and more with the USA. Much of the technology …

Dragon diplomacy: Has China undermined the India-Bhutan relationship?
1 year, 1 month ago

Dragon diplomacy: Has China undermined the India-Bhutan relationship?

Firstpost  

It is up to Bhutan to maintain the traditionally close relationship with India for its own sake When the King of Bhutan state visits India for eight long days, family and official entourage in tow, you can surmise something is amiss in the traditionally warm relationship. The status quo has been threatened by 25 rounds of border talks between China …

HTLS | China’s actions across Indo-Pacific to bring US closer to India: Experts
1 year, 1 month ago

HTLS | China’s actions across Indo-Pacific to bring US closer to India: Experts

Hindustan Times  

China’s assertive actions across the Indo-Pacific are set to bring the US closer to regional partners such as India, who are also better placed to win the race to develop the next generation of critical technologies, experts said during a session at the 21st edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday. Referring to the India-China military standoff on …

China’s Complicated Relationship With India
1 year, 3 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 …

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 …

U.S.' relationship with India 'critical' in dealing with China, Russia: Congressman Ro Khanna
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S.' relationship with India 'critical' in dealing with China, Russia: Congressman Ro Khanna

The Hindu  

The U.S.' relationship with India is "critical" in dealing with its strategic adversaries — China and Russia, Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has said. Mr. Khanna said it was unreasonable for the U.S. to expect that India will block the Strait of Malacca during a conflict with China, but New Delhi can be aggressive on its borders in Ladakh and Arunachal …

Why China Is So Desperate To Put India In Its Place - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Why China Is So Desperate To Put India In Its Place - News18

News 18  

For decades, China regarded India as a geopolitical upstart, to be taught the occasional military and diplomatic lesson to keep it in its proper place. Indo-Asian News Service reported on August 7, 2008: “India’s ruling Congress and the Communist Party of China on Thursday signed a pact to put in place a mechanism that would help regular high-level exchanges between …

With muscle-flexing from South China Sea to LAC, China stirs tensions with neighbours
1 year, 4 months ago

With muscle-flexing from South China Sea to LAC, China stirs tensions with neighbours

The Hindu  

From the South China Sea to the Line of Actual Control with India, China has been more forcefully pushing its territorial claims with neighbours with the aim of dissuading their warming ties with the United States, a risky strategy that experts said could end up backfiring. While the latest 19th round talks between China and India, held on August 13 …

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 …

India seeks bigger role in Indo-Pacific as China continues on aggressive path
1 year, 4 months ago

India seeks bigger role in Indo-Pacific as China continues on aggressive path

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a "guarantee" that during his third term, India will become the third largest economy, one place below China, a country with which India is having bilateral issues for quite a while now. The recent developments in the region are hinting that India is seeking a big-brother role in the Indo-Pacific region, especially for countries …

Why China has permanent adversarial attitude towards India
1 year, 4 months ago

Why China has permanent adversarial attitude towards India

Hindustan Times  

The standard refrain of Chinese leadership to Indian leadership raising the border issue is that boundary differences should be put in a “proper place” and that the two countries should work together towards normalization of the bilateral relations in other areas. Sure enough, the PLA had a stand-off with Indian Army in the Depsang Bulge area, south of Daulet Beg …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Our Pak-China focus hurts India's stature in the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Our Pak-China focus hurts India's stature in the world

Deccan Chronicle  

The India-chaired online Shanghai Organisation Cooperation summit in New Delhi did not go very well for India, and the experts are busy explaining it away. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a veiled attack on Pakistan in the context of cross-border terrorism, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had responded by calling out state terrorism without naming India because Pakistan …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Could India get all it wants from US, not give anything?
1 year, 6 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Could India get all it wants from US, not give anything?

Deccan Chronicle  

There is much excitement across the Indian media and in the strategic pundit community about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the United States in the coming week, at the invitation of President Joe Biden, and how some key agreements in the fields of armaments, AI and semiconductor technologies are due to be signed, making India a special partner …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Is Pak off Sangh radar? Ties uneasy amid focus on China
1 year, 6 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Is Pak off Sangh radar? Ties uneasy amid focus on China

Deccan Chronicle  

External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has of late been duelling with the European Union over its insistence that India should condemn Russia over the war in Ukraine and not have any trade links with Moscow, and at other times he has been reiterating that India-China relations cannot be normal unless China switches off its aggressive stance at the undefined Line …

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 …

The View from India | India’s message to China
1 year, 7 months ago

The View from India | India’s message to China

The Hindu  

As the Chinese Defence Minister, General Li Shangfu, visited New Delhi last week for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ Meeting, his host, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, had a clear message for him and Beijing: that the violation of existing agreements by China had “eroded the entire basis of bilateral relations. Their 45 minute-long bilateral talks last week were …

A plan to counter China economically
1 year, 8 months ago

A plan to counter China economically

Hindustan Times  

Over the past few years, the growing aggression of the Chinese Communist Party has rang alarm bells across the world. Indian policymakers declared that India’s dependence on Chinese imports must be curtailed, and the old motto of self-reliance regained currency. On the trade front, India’s dependence on China remains higher than it was in the decade leading up to the …

Excerpt: Understanding the India China Border by Manoj Joshi
1 year, 8 months ago

Excerpt: Understanding the India China Border by Manoj Joshi

Hindustan Times  

The Sino–Indian relationship is actually a complex equation where there are some constants like the boundary dispute, the United States and Tibet, and a number of variables at a given time, like the economic condition, domestic political situation, geopolitical orientations and so on. As Shivshankar Menon put it: “roughly since 2012 the basic understanding on which you maintained your border …

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