Asian Century: Time is running out and fast — and China is responsible for that
2 years, 4 months ago

Asian Century: Time is running out and fast — and China is responsible for that

Firstpost  

The ball is in China’s court, which has to resolve the border dispute with India. This comes with its own share of security baggage, as the recent Chinese Yuan Wang 5 ‘spy-ship’ issue involving India’s Sri Lankan neighbour has shown. In ways, the US has ‘outsourced’ its post-War geo-strategic security concerns viz China, for India to share as it had done through NATO vis-à-vis the erstwhile Soviet Union. In talks in Moscow, Doval reportedly asserted India’s ‘strategic autonomy’ and expressed concerns about Russia’s ‘no-limit’ towards China, which made New Delhi uncomfortable, to say the least. Public mood, vote After supposedly trying to woo India through Wen Jiabo’s talk that ‘Chinese hardware and Indian software together could rule the world’, China has since adopted the Doklam, Galwan and more recently Yuan Wang 5 kind of approach to India, as if anticipating New Delhi to be frightened into submission.

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India-China: Tactical détente, strategic differences
3 weeks, 6 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 …

Head-on | Why a rising India worries both the West and China
4 weeks ago

Head-on | Why a rising India worries both the West and China

Firstpost  

By 2027, India will be the world’s third largest economy. The rear view mirror in both Washington and Beijing shows an accelerating Indian economy growing at nearly twice China’s rate and thrice America’s Never before has a former European colony, impoverished and subjugated for centuries as India was, risen to the status of an economic power. The rear view mirror …

India’s Foreign Policy Dilemma: Managing Dependencies Between US, Russia, and China in 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s Foreign Policy Dilemma: Managing Dependencies Between US, Russia, and China in 2024

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 13, 2024 00:29 IST - 10 MINS READ Indian foreign policy today is a prisoner of three triads that not only subvert its grand strategy of pursuing strategic autonomy but also shape its day-to-day diplomacy. A close examination of various foreign policy choices made by India in recent years indicates that the grand strategy that truly guides …

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 …

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 …

China and Russia concerned about growing India-US relationship, says top American diplomat
3 months, 1 week ago

China and Russia concerned about growing India-US relationship, says top American diplomat

India TV News  

Washington: Richard Verma, the US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, asserted that China and Russia were concerned about the growing India-US relationship because the latter promotes inclusivity, peace and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Verma further said the uniqueness of India-US relations is why President Joe Biden has described it as the "defining relationship of this century". …

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 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 …

A new footing in South Asia for India-Russia friendship
4 months ago

A new footing in South Asia for India-Russia friendship

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s July visit to Moscow and this week’s trip to Ukraine revived the debate on what role Russia plays in India’s evolving strategic balance. But a closer look shows that — except for Pakistan — Russia is also playing a rising role in South Asia, aligned with India’s Neighbourhood First policy from Afghanistan to Myanmar and from …

Why India needs to balance security concerns with neighbours’ sovereign considerations
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why India needs to balance security concerns with neighbours’ sovereign considerations

Firstpost  

A recent news report that a Chinese research vessel was heading for a third port-call in Maldives this calendar year went mostly unnoticed in India. In terms of India’s ever-expanding security concerns viz China, a ‘research vessel’ is as good as a ‘spy ship’ with capabilities for satellite-search and underwater research for both viscosity and mineral deposits, among others. Among …

As Moscow gets close to Beijing
7 months ago

As Moscow gets close to Beijing

Hindustan Times  

Over the past four years, India has navigated multiple crises, ranging from Covid-19 to the military standoff with China and the fallout of conflicts, enhancing the country’s position without compromising on core interests. And it is aware of the ever-lengthening shadow of China, not just at the border but across the neighbourhood, including the Maldives, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, where …

China hasn't observed longstanding written agreements that caused 2020 bloodshed: Jaishankar in Japan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

China hasn't observed longstanding written agreements that caused 2020 bloodshed: Jaishankar in Japan

India TV News  

Tokyo: Taking a dig at China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said Beijing has not observed longstanding written agreements with India and blamed it for the bloodshed at the borders in 2020, the first in more than four decades. There's a reality out there, you have to deal with that reality,” he said and added, “Ideally, we would …

India has a greater role in regional dynamics, says Asia Society’s new president
10 months, 4 weeks ago

India has a greater role in regional dynamics, says Asia Society’s new president

Live Mint  

India has evolved to become a growth engine for the Asian region, also enjoying a strong diplomatic position that has key powers courting the country, said Kang Kyung-wha, former South Korean foreign minister, in an interview with Mint. The newly appointed president of US-based think tank Asia Society also spoke on the state of India-Korea ties, tensions between the US …

‘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 …

Jaishankar in Moscow: Are India’s relations with the US-led West strained?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Jaishankar in Moscow: Are India’s relations with the US-led West strained?

Firstpost  

It will be a fallacy to see Jaishankar’s visit through the prism of India’s relations with the US and other Western countries. It has been suggested that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow and St Petersburg from 25th to 29th December is somehow linked to this souring of relations between India and the US. Relations between the two …

How, under PM Modi, India is wowing the world
1 year, 3 months ago

How, under PM Modi, India is wowing the world

India Today  

Recently, in an interview with an Arabic news channel, former Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his willingness to hold talks with India, saying the two countries cannot be “normal neighbours” unless serious issues are addressed through meaningful discussions. Over 51 per cent of the MOTN respondents feel that India adopted the right approach to the conflict, while 25.3 per …

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 …

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 …

Is Trust a Foregone Conclusion in India-Russia Relations? It's All About China
1 year, 7 months ago

Is Trust a Foregone Conclusion in India-Russia Relations? It's All About China

The Quint  

Of late, observers in India have expressed growing concern regarding Russia’s continued drift toward Beijing, especially following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Moscow visit where he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in late March. For instance, former foreign secretary Shyam Saran recently opined that Russia’s vulnerable position vis-a-vis China empowers the latter to restrict the former’s engagement with India. It is …

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 …

The View from India | Two West Asias
1 year, 8 months ago

The View from India | Two West Asias

The Hindu  

West Asia, a region which, with its immense hydrocarbon resources, remains critical for the economic security of several powers, including India and China, is witnessing rapid changes in recent weeks. Releasing a list of the 11 places along with a map that shows parts of Arunachal Pradesh instead as inside the southern Tibetan region, that China refers to as Zangnan, …

India's Policy Towards China Must Leverage Latter's Two-Front Situation
1 year, 8 months ago

India's Policy Towards China Must Leverage Latter's Two-Front Situation

The Quint  

While a ‘two-front’ dilemma has posed a critical security challenge to India for quite some time, China fears a similar situation, which hasn’t received enough attention within Indian strategic circles. After the Communist Party of China won the civil war against the Guomindang nationalist government and forced the latter to flee to Taiwan in 1949, it feared a US-backed GMD …

What Xi Jinping’s West Asia Forays Mean for India, US and the World - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

What Xi Jinping’s West Asia Forays Mean for India, US and the World - News18

News 18  

Taken in context, China brokering a truce/peace between Saudi Arabia and Tehran may impact wider political geography, including India. If nothing else, it may ensure that much of West Asia/Middle East proclaims neutrality in any future geopolitical standoff between China and the US, and also between China and India. It may evolve a contemporary dynamic of its own, where China, …

U.S. ‘concerned’ that Chinese loans to Pakistan, Sri Lanka may be coercively leveraged
1 year, 9 months ago

U.S. ‘concerned’ that Chinese loans to Pakistan, Sri Lanka may be coercively leveraged

The Hindu  

The U.S. is deeply concerned that the loans being given by China to India’s immediate neighbourhood – Pakistan and Sri Lanka – may be used for coercive leverage, a senior State Department official has said. “Concerning Chinese loans to countries in India’s immediate neighbourhood, we are deeply concerned that loans may be used for coercive leverage,” Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary …

One Year of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: How India emerged as a peacemaker, while China’s neutrality became doubtful
1 year, 10 months ago

One Year of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: How India emerged as a peacemaker, while China’s neutrality became doubtful

Firstpost  

India has time and again called for a peaceful resolution of Russia’s war in Ukraine through dialogue and diplomacy. While China has called for peace, its role as a potential mediator in the conflict has been questioned due to its ‘rock solid’ relationship with Moscow India has remained consistent in its position of calling for a peaceful resolution through dialogue …

Efforts of China to gain strategic foothold in South Asia clearly visible
1 year, 10 months ago

Efforts of China to gain strategic foothold in South Asia clearly visible

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST In early 2020, when the world was ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was expected that all nations would be preoccupied with fighting the pandemic. India’s border dispute with China had seen flare-ups prior to this in 2017 during the Doklam crisis, when Indian troops rebutted the intrusion of Chinese troops into the …

China’s approach to India is like Russian approach to Ukraine, says Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 11 months ago

China’s approach to India is like Russian approach to Ukraine, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

China is following the same principle with India as Russia has done with Ukraine, Congress leader and Lok Sabha member from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi, said in a one-on-one conversation with actor-politician Kamal Haasan, who had participated in the Delhi leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. In the conversation, shared by Mr. Gandhi in his YouTube channel on Monday, the Congress …

India’s dilemmas in an Asian century
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s dilemmas in an Asian century

The Hindu  

If 2022 was a momentous year for India and the rest of the world, 2023 is likely to further sharpen the geopolitical fault lines set in motion by the previous year. The geopolitical and economic rise of Asia coincides with several regional and global developments which have the potential to undermine the stability and prosperity India had hoped an Asian …

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 …

India’s Independent Stance on Russia-Ukraine War Shows Commitment to Strategic Autonomy
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s Independent Stance on Russia-Ukraine War Shows Commitment to Strategic Autonomy

News 18  

For months now, newsrooms and magazines have been abuzz with varying degrees of shock, surprise and consternation about India’s position on various aspects of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Even as countries across the world signalled their non-interference in a major European war, a hawkish US led several European countries in issuing threats of sanctions, confused commentary and reams of op-eds about …

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Xi as new Mao? India & China face testing time
2 years, 2 months ago

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Xi as new Mao? India & China face testing time

Deccan Chronicle  

Mao Zedong walks again. Engrossed as the whole of China is in the 20th National People’s Congress due to begin next Sunday, the 2,296 delegates who represent an estimated 90 million members of the Communist Party of China are bound to keep the closest watch on how the encomiums that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lavished on 18th century Maratha chieftain …

Modi and Jaishankar have become to foreign policy what Rao and Manmohan were once to economy
2 years, 2 months ago

Modi and Jaishankar have become to foreign policy what Rao and Manmohan were once to economy

Firstpost  

The Gulf War had left India in a precarious situation. When one revisits the year 1991 in India’s history and gathers thoughts on its significance for India’s destiny three decades later, there is an uncanny resemblance that is found between Rao-Manmohan combination and Modi-Jaishankar partnership — but the latter is in the domain of foreign policy. Since then a new …

Normalcy in India-China ties key for Asian Century: Former Singapore’s FM Yeo
2 years, 3 months ago

Normalcy in India-China ties key for Asian Century: Former Singapore’s FM Yeo

Live Mint  

Singapore’s former foreign minister George Yeo has said that normalcy in the relations between India and China is key to regional prosperity and stability and hoped that the top leaders of the two countries will meet in Indonesia next month and work for the Asian Century. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of the launch of his book “George Yeo …

How to end the China dispute
2 years, 3 months ago

How to end the China dispute

Hindustan Times  

China’s protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, it is now clear that relations between Beijing and New Delhi are at their lowest point in many decades. It is disingenuous for Chinese leaders to talk of a positive momentum in bilateral relations when China has ramped up the construction of dual-use infrastructure not just in the Ladakh sector but also along stretches …

In a first, India refers to ‘militarisation’ of Taiwan Strait by China
2 years, 3 months ago

In a first, India refers to ‘militarisation’ of Taiwan Strait by China

The Hindu  

India has for the first time referred to what it called “the militarisation of the Taiwan Strait”, marking a rare instance of New Delhi appearing to comment on China’s actions towards Taiwan. Earlier this month, the Ministry of External Affairs did not refer to “militarisation” of the Strait, only saying India was “concerned at recent developments” and “urge exercise of …

India’s key role in 21st century non-alignment
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s key role in 21st century non-alignment

Hindustan Times  

As the world reels from the tectonic shifts in global power equations emerging from Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war, countries in the Global South have begun to express their disquiet over the possibility of a new Cold War. Titled India and the World, the event saw leaders, former diplomats, and statesmen from several countries in the Global South deliver perspectives …

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. …

China backs Jaishankar's remarks on Asian Century, says talks to resolve border standoff 'effective'
2 years, 4 months ago

China backs Jaishankar's remarks on Asian Century, says talks to resolve border standoff 'effective'

India TV News  

China backs Jaishankar's remarks: China on Friday concurred with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's observation that an Asian Century cannot happen if India and China don't join hands and emphasised that the two countries have "far more common interests than differences." Responding to a series of questions after delivering a lecture on 'India's Vision of the Indo-Pacific' at the prestigious …

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 …

A global order caught up in a swirl of chaos
2 years, 4 months ago

A global order caught up in a swirl of chaos

The Hindu  

Adrift at the end of the 20th century, the world of the 21st century is proving to be highly chaotic. Meanwhile, China’s growing influence in the Pacific region, including in the Indo-Pacific, and further strengthened by the entente with Russia, may hardly be a by-product of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, but it has induced fresh energy into a possible conflict between …

How Does China See India – and Does It Matter for Their Relations?
2 years, 5 months ago

How Does China See India – and Does It Matter for Their Relations?

The Diplomat  

Security relations are undoubtedly not only about the hard military core – understanding technology certainly comes first, but behind every machine there is a human. The past three years offered us a number of Indian books on the subject, some of which I summarized in a December 2021 text available on The Diplomat’s website: “No Dragons in the Title Please.” …

How India’s foreign policy ‘independence’ applies to China, too
2 years, 5 months ago

How India’s foreign policy ‘independence’ applies to China, too

Firstpost  

The Chinese Foreign Minister recently praised his Indian counterpart for calling out Western ‘meddling’, and also acknowledged it as a ‘sign of New Delhi’s independence’. He needs to realise that this independence also applies to China At his maiden meeting with India’s new envoy Pradeep Kumar Rawat in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated that “common interests between the …

Delhi’s day out in DC
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi’s day out in DC

Hindustan Times  

The 2+2 ministerial dialogue between India and the United States got off to an unusual – and positive – start when President Joe Biden decided to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a virtual conversation. The Biden-Modi chat, attended by India’s foreign and defence minister and the US secretary of state, secretary of defense and national security advisor, marked the …

India's NAM 2.0: Why West's response to Modi's non-alignment is restrained
2 years, 8 months ago

India's NAM 2.0: Why West's response to Modi's non-alignment is restrained

India Today  

Back in 1961, at the Belgrade Conference, three leaders India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru along with Gamal Abdel Nazeer, the Egyptian President and Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia laid the foundation of the Non-Aligned Movement. REASON’S FOR MODI’S NON-ALIGNED POLICY India, till date, has abstained from every resolution on the ongoing conflict which was moved by either the …

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 …

Demonising India over Ukraine Won’t Help, West Needs Delhi by its Side in Indo-Pacific Contest
2 years, 8 months ago

Demonising India over Ukraine Won’t Help, West Needs Delhi by its Side in Indo-Pacific Contest

News 18  

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now in its second month, and India’s position has come under greater scrutiny. India’s statement regarding China’s invasion of its own territory and its statement regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are similar. Demonising India Won’t Help There was a lot of backlash on social media about India buying only 3 million barrels of oil from …

OPINION | China Conflict With India Has Its Roots In Differing Perception Of World View And Order
2 years, 8 months ago

OPINION | China Conflict With India Has Its Roots In Differing Perception Of World View And Order

ABP News  

Modern-day China is based on the fundamentals created by Mao Zedong, also known as Chairman Mao. Mao’s World View Is Xi’s World View Mao was a Sinocentric thinker of the 20th century who viewed China as surrounded by a very inhospitable world dominated by colonialism and imperialism. However, to gain a more nuanced understanding of what is motivating Chinese behaviour, …

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