In Bangla, India needs to explore alternatives
6 years ago

In Bangla, India needs to explore alternatives

Deccan Chronicle  

The average Indian might be dismissive when it comes to neighbouring Bangladesh, which is seen as a desperately poor country exporting hordes of illegal immigrants and nasty Islamist fundamentalists, but India’s foreign policy and security managers have a different view: Bangladesh to them is a key strategic partner and a friendly neighbour. Their continued support to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, who was elected for a third consecutive term last week, is predicated on the view that without her New Delhi’s Dhaka policy will flounder and sink. Although Begum Khaleda was an implacable foe of India, New Delhi had at one time agreed to support her and her son, Tariq Zia, but had been stabbed in the back and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence was allowed a free run in the country. While New Delhi and the capital’s media have mostly been focussed on strategic developments in the west, particularly in Pakistan where China operates the Gwadar deep sea port, Beijing is proceeding with even bigger and more significant strategic projects nearer home in the east.

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Why is India Reluctant to engage with Chabahar Port? Seyed Emamian Answers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why is India Reluctant to engage with Chabahar Port? Seyed Emamian Answers

India Today  

India and Iran’s connection dates back centuries, marked by cultural exchanges and mutual trade. Question: Do you see any faction within Trump’s America First or Israel First camp that might advocate for Iran? I have always said here, in India and in Delhi, when invited by different think tanks, research institutions, and media channels like you, that it’s very important …

Pakistan and Bangladesh establish direct sea route. Should this worry India?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan and Bangladesh establish direct sea route. Should this worry India?

Firstpost  

Pakistan’s first direct cargo ship to Bangladesh in five decades docked last week, marking an important shift in the relations between the two countries. Pakistan’s envoy to Bangladesh said the direct shipping route was “a major step” in boosting trade across the region. Later, Pakistan’s high commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof said that the direct shipping route was “a major step” …

After Chabahar, India looks to build port facilities in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
3 months, 2 weeks ago

After Chabahar, India looks to build port facilities in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Live Mint  

India is looking to strengthen its global maritime play by developing two additional ports in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Sarbananda Sonowal, minister for ports, shipping and waterways said on Wednesday. Speaking about the ministry’s achievements in the first 100 days of the new NDA government, Sonowal said Indian Ports Global Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sagarmala Development Company Limited …

Can India Salvage its Interests in Myanmar and Avoid Another Bangladesh-like Fiasco?
4 months ago

Can India Salvage its Interests in Myanmar and Avoid Another Bangladesh-like Fiasco?

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 14, 2024 18:06 IST - 9 MINS READ The surprise ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh has forced India to reassess its neighbourhood policy, particularly with regard to Myanmar. Reports, however, suggest that the army is fast losing territory and control to armed ethnic groups and forces owing allegiance to the National Unity Government, a …

Hurdles in India’s efforts to drive world diplomacy
4 months ago

Hurdles in India’s efforts to drive world diplomacy

Hindustan Times  

Russian president Vladimir Putin has made an important statement. This is the same Moscow that in 1971 had welcomed Indira Gandhi, the then PM of India, when she went seeking Russia’s help after being humiliated by US president Richard Nixon. From the time Modi rose to power in 2014, he has made extensive efforts to define India’s role in the …

India’s China challenge: The stakes are higher than ever before
4 months, 1 week 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 …

The Yunus Paradox: Nobel laureate’s peaceful vision vs the growing fundamentalism in Bangladesh
5 months ago

The Yunus Paradox: Nobel laureate’s peaceful vision vs the growing fundamentalism in Bangladesh

Firstpost  

With the uncertain political landscape that lies beneath the developments in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus’s leadership, though promising in the short term, may struggle to navigate the turbulent waters ahead Bangladesh is currently experiencing a historic political shift. The potential for increased radicaliation, cross-border terrorism, and a deteriorating situation for the Hindu minority in Bangladesh could strain India’s resources and compromise …

India-Bangladesh trade resumes from West Bengal’s Petrapole land port amid tight security
5 months, 1 week ago

India-Bangladesh trade resumes from West Bengal’s Petrapole land port amid tight security

The Hindu  

“Trade between India and Bangladesh through Petrapole land port in West Bengal, resumed on Thursday morning amid tight security,” officials said. The two South Asian neighbours' trade came to a halt on August 5 following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh and it partially resumed on Wednesday through several land ports in West Bengal, except Petrapole. Bilateral …

Bangladesh's Shift Towards China and Pakistan: New Challenges for India
5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh's Shift Towards China and Pakistan: New Challenges for India

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The eventual formation of a pro-Pakistan and pro-China government comprising the anti-India Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami in Dhaka appears to be a foregone conclusion and will be the latest in a series of challenges to confront New Delhi in the neighbourhood. In an attempt to keep pace with the enormously superior Chinese financial muscle, New Delhi, especially …

Indian envoy highlights Indo-Bangla energy connectivity as Dhaka prepares to receive Chinese team for trade talks
6 months, 1 week ago

Indian envoy highlights Indo-Bangla energy connectivity as Dhaka prepares to receive Chinese team for trade talks

The Hindu  

Days ahead of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to China, India’s envoy to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has identified ‘energy connectivity’ as a key pillar of the “transformative changes” that are shaping the India-Bangladesh relationship. Speaking at an event in Dhaka on July 2, Mr. Verma said that the regional electricity trade between India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan would …

Neighbourhood projects first - The Hindu
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Neighbourhood projects first - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The newly installed BJP-led coalition government in India is swiftly back to business in its foreign policy outreach, especially in the neighbourhood, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to Colombo on June 20 and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to New Delhi the day after. The readouts from both New Delhi and Colombo indicated that the focus of …

Friends in the neighbourhood
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Friends in the neighbourhood

Hindustan Times  

The first two major bilateral engagements of the new government in New Delhi – hosting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the first incoming bilateral visit and sending external affairs minister S Jaishankar to Sri Lanka – were a signal that the Neighbourhood First policy remains a priority for India at a time contestation with China across the region is …

India boosts defense ties with Bangladesh as it tries to become a counterweight to China
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India boosts defense ties with Bangladesh as it tries to become a counterweight to China

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India and Bangladesh on Saturday moved to bolster their defense relationship and signed agreements for expanding cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy, space, and telecommunication sectors, as New Delhi tries to present itself as a regional power and a counterweight to China. The agreements were signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India, the first …

Northeastern View | India’s Kaladan Project in western Myanmar may not be viable anymore
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Northeastern View | India’s Kaladan Project in western Myanmar may not be viable anymore

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the Arakan Army – an ethnic armed organisation based in western Myanmar – captured a police station just outside Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state, as part of its ongoing war against the ruling military regime. Both the Sittwe seaport and Paletwa river terminal are part of a single mega-project financed by New Delhi, known as the Kaladan …

Advances by Myanmar’s anti-junta forces mount pressure on port developed by India
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Advances by Myanmar’s anti-junta forces mount pressure on port developed by India

Hindustan Times  

The fall of Paletwa and several key cities in western Myanmar to anti-junta resistance forces has increased pressure on Sittwe, a port city developed with New Delhi’s assistance that is home to an Indian consulate, people familiar with the matter said. Last week, the Arakan Army said it had captured Ponnagyun township police station, 30 km from Sittwe, and told …

Shame on India for its coercion of Sri Lanka: China Daily editorial
11 months, 1 week ago

Shame on India for its coercion of Sri Lanka: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Some Indian media outlets seemed irrepressible when they reported "India beats China in diplomatic duel" earlier this week, referring to an Indian Navy submarine visiting Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on the weekend, shortly after the island country suspended its reception of Chinese research ships under New Delhi's pressure. To begin with, New Delhi has been smearing China's marine research …

Myanmar’s civil war and India’s interests
11 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s civil war and India’s interests

The Hindu  

In February 2021, when the Myanmar military leaders ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, they anticipated a resistance movement that would subside in a few months. A few weeks ago, the Arakan Army captured Paletwa in the Chin State which lies on Myanmar’s western borders with Bangladesh and India. India’s stake The developments in Paletwa will also …

Elections shine a spotlight on Delhi-Dhaka ties
1 year ago

Elections shine a spotlight on Delhi-Dhaka ties

Hindustan Times  

As Bangladesh prepares for its 12th parliamentary polls on January 7, speculation abounds on the impact of the election outcome on Dhaka’s relationship with Delhi. Bangladesh emerged as India’s biggest trade partner in South Asia crossing $15 billion in 2022 and is a major recipient of Indian foreign direct investment, exceeding $3.5 billion in 2021. Similarly, the coastal shipping deal …

Vantage | How India, Indonesia are joining hands to counter China's aggression
1 year, 2 months ago

Vantage | How India, Indonesia are joining hands to counter China's aggression

Firstpost  

Indonesia’s commitment to deepening its cooperation with India must be seen within the context of its complex relationship with China Indonesia, a key regional player in Southeast Asia, has become increasingly concerned about the growing influence of China and its assertive behaviour in the South China Sea. Sabang Port’s strategic significance lies in its proximity to the Malacca Strait, a …

At Indian Ocean conference in Colombo, Jaishankar raises dangers of unviable debt, projects
1 year, 3 months ago

At Indian Ocean conference in Colombo, Jaishankar raises dangers of unviable debt, projects

The Hindu  

India wants to be a “friend to the world”, the voice of the global south, and will work to ensure a free, open and inclusive Indian Ocean region, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, speaking at the annual meeting of the 23-member Indian Ocean Rim Association being held in Colombo, where he also raised the “dangers” of unsustainable debt. After …

Why China's expanding footprint in Bangladesh and beyond is a strategic concern for India
1 year, 3 months ago

Why China's expanding footprint in Bangladesh and beyond is a strategic concern for India

Firstpost  

The recent statement made by China regarding protecting Bangladesh from any sort of external interference in the context of the US making statements on the fairness of elections in Bangladesh holds significance for India. Additionally, China has exerted its economic control through initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative in India’s neighbours such as Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by …

U.S.' relationship with India 'critical' in dealing with China, Russia: Congressman Ro Khanna
1 year, 4 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 …

India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy

The Hindu  

July 31 and August 1 will be recorded as the crucial dates when the history of Myanmar’s ongoing tragedy was written. But more importantly, Ms. Suu Kyi’s return could potentially split the National Unity Government -led resistance. For example, India’s announcement of the Sairang-Hmawngbuchhuah railway project near the Myanmar border, under India’s Act East Policy, aims to counter China’s railway …

India’s Myanmar Conundrum: New Delhi Should Know This Isn’t The Old Tatmadaw
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s Myanmar Conundrum: New Delhi Should Know This Isn’t The Old Tatmadaw

ABP News  

On February 1, 2021, six months before the fall of Kabul, one of India’s friendly neighbouring countries Myanmar had a meltdown with the Tatmadaw taking control of the country, overthrowing the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. For the first time since the military coup took place in Myanmar that saw thousands of civilians getting killed, maimed …

China’s new military base in Cambodia threatens India’s security- Here’s why
1 year, 5 months ago

China’s new military base in Cambodia threatens India’s security- Here’s why

Live Mint  

As rising global power China is being assertive in every domain now and India is treading a sensitive path in dealing diplomatically with its neighbors who seems to be adamant about its expansionist policies. China's claim over the territories of the South China Sea is part of the same modus operandi and to solidify those claims, the country has built …

How India has revamped its approach to engage with Sri Lanka amid China's growing presence in the Indo-Pacific Region
1 year, 5 months ago

How India has revamped its approach to engage with Sri Lanka amid China's growing presence in the Indo-Pacific Region

Firstpost  

India’s accelerated overtures to Sri Lanka in the past few years are emblematic of its engagements in the wider Indo-Pacific Region Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to India on 20-21 July came at a time when the ties between the two neighbours have been in flux for the past few years. India’s strategic engagements with Sri Lanka gained traction …

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Amidst waffling over China, US-India embrace deepens
1 year, 8 months ago

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Amidst waffling over China, US-India embrace deepens

Deccan Chronicle  

The expectations and disappointments of India- United States relations in the past century seem destined to be repeated as Narendra Modi and Joe Biden, both seemingly oblivious of the past, go through the steps that Jawaharlal Nehru and American leaders from Franklin D. Roosevelt to John F. Kennedy took. China’s foreign minister must have noted that the Filipinos and Americans …

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 …

Recalibrating India’s Approach to Myanmar
1 year, 9 months ago

Recalibrating India’s Approach to Myanmar

The Diplomat  

More than two years after the military coup in Myanmar, India’s longstanding approach to the country needs to change – at least, that was the argument put forward recently by Gautam Mukhopadhaya, a former Indian ambassador. In a two-part op-ed published in The Wire last month, Mukhopadhaya, who served as ambassador from 2013 to 2016, took aim at India’s “near …

Changing profile of ports in the Bay of Bengal
1 year, 11 months ago

Changing profile of ports in the Bay of Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Imagine it is late 2030. By 2030, most of the old ports in Bay Bengal, particularly Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and West Bengal state of India will turn into inland ports due to rising siltation and navigational constraints. In such a challenging time, Bangladesh has dual mandates: First, to set up a deep sea port in support of national infrastructure requirement …

The quest for hope in Myanmar
1 year, 11 months ago

The quest for hope in Myanmar

The Hindu  

Myanmar today remains pessimistic about its future. In April 2021, Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing accepted ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ formula as a way out, but later he resiled from it, refusing to make any concessions to the opposition. Shunned by the West due to the war in Ukraine, Russia has found a willing partner in Myanmar’s generals who need Russian arms, …

Bangladesh’s seaports: Securing domestic and regional economic Interests
1 year, 11 months ago

Bangladesh’s seaports: Securing domestic and regional economic Interests

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies globally. This paper seeks to assess the significance of the two seaports in advancing Bangladesh’s domestic trade development, and their role in facilitating maritime commerce in the Bay of Bengal region. Once labelled a ‘basket case’ by United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger in the aftermath of its economy-crippling liberation war, …

Accepting the new normal in the Indo-Pacific contestation
2 years ago

Accepting the new normal in the Indo-Pacific contestation

The Hindu  

As 2022 comes to an end, the world is embracing a ‘new normal’ where new fault lines are being reconfigured in the Indo-Pacific. As tensions between an aggressive China and an emerging India intensify, New Delhi’s Quad partners are also making inroads in its backyard, ushering significant changes in the region. China’s widening outreach The contestation for South Asia and …

How Paradip Port is Set for Significant Role in India’s Maritime Connectivity - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

How Paradip Port is Set for Significant Role in India’s Maritime Connectivity - News18

News 18  

Paradip port, which is located in the Jagatsinghpur district of coastal Odisha, is poised to play a significant role in India’s maritime connectivity with South East Asia cementing the space for trans-regional free trade architecture. Therefore, Paradip port has enormous potential to emerge as a significant player to expand India’s EXIM activities and build economic and cultural synergies with South …

We monitor all developments: Jaishankar on Chinese vessel in Lanka
2 years, 4 months ago

We monitor all developments: Jaishankar on Chinese vessel in Lanka

Hindustan Times  

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India carefully monitors all developments in its neighbourhood, such as the visit of a Chinese tracking vessel to Sri Lanka, that have implications on national security. He was speaking a day after the Yuan Wang 5, a vessel used by China’s People’s Liberation Army to track satellites and ballistic missiles, arrived …

China silent on details of talks with Sri Lanka as its high-tech vessel set to dock at Hambantota port
2 years, 4 months ago

China silent on details of talks with Sri Lanka as its high-tech vessel set to dock at Hambantota port

The Hindu  

China on Monday said Sri Lanka has allowed its satellite and missile tracking ship to berth at the Hambantota port on August 16, but declined to reveal details of talks with Colombo leading to the bankrupt island’s government reversing its earlier stand to defer the high-tech vessel’s entry. “As you said, Sri Lanka has given Yuan Wang-5 the permission to …

Chinese ship to dock in Hambantota port only for 'refuelling': Sri Lankan minister
2 years, 5 months ago

Chinese ship to dock in Hambantota port only for 'refuelling': Sri Lankan minister

India Today  

A high-tech Chinese research ship, which is expected to dock at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port next week is only seeking "refuelling and replenishment" facilities and Colombo will not do anything to harm the good understanding and trust existing with New Delhi, a senior minister has said. The Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' is visiting Hambantota …

Is India Hardening Its Position Toward Military-Ruled Myanmar?
2 years, 5 months ago

Is India Hardening Its Position Toward Military-Ruled Myanmar?

The Diplomat  

On June 16, the Indian government hosted a special gathering of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in New Delhi. A joint statement issued after the summit reaffirmed both sides’ commitment “to further strengthen and deepen the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership for mutual benefit, across the whole spectrum of political, security, economic, socio-cultural, and development cooperation.” As with …

Sri Lanka Known to Play China against India, Don’t Read Too Much into Beijing-Colombo Fight
3 years ago

Sri Lanka Known to Play China against India, Don’t Read Too Much into Beijing-Colombo Fight

News 18  

Once again, much has been written about the recently reported upheaval in Sri Lanka’s China relations and the nation’s strategic tilt towards the larger Indian neighbour. Sri Lanka’s relations with China are old, though they cannot be described as equal to the umbilical cord relations that geography first and history since had established centuries before the Cold War and post-Cold …

Chinese naval forces may be ahead of India, but our ships hold key in Indian Ocean region
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese naval forces may be ahead of India, but our ships hold key in Indian Ocean region

Firstpost  

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited handed over the first Project 15B ship of Visakhapatnam Class to the navy last month in Mumbai. China’s economy, which is five times larger than India’s, has recently overtaken the US as the largest economy in the world in GDP terms. China’s nearly 80 per cent energy is sourced from Gulf, Africa and South America; all …

Chinese presence in Sri Lanka 'could pose a threat', keeping close watch: Indian Navy
3 years, 6 months ago

Chinese presence in Sri Lanka 'could pose a threat', keeping close watch: Indian Navy

India TV News  

With the Chinese Navy getting new port projects in Sri Lanka, a top Indian Navy officer said that it 'could pose a threat' to Indian interests in the region and there is a need to keep a close watch on such activities. In an interview with ANI, Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar said the Indian Navy is …

With Rajapaksa Clan in Full Control, Chinese Grip Over Sri Lanka is Getting Tighter
3 years, 7 months ago

With Rajapaksa Clan in Full Control, Chinese Grip Over Sri Lanka is Getting Tighter

News 18  

Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe was in Sri Lanka last week seeking to shore up support for Chinese projects at a time when new faultlines have emerged in the island nation on China’s growing footprint. Even during the pandemic, Beijing’s overtures to Sri Lanka have continued unabated with an awareness that perhaps this a unique moment to push Chinese …

$400 billion China-Iran deal and concerns about India's Chabahar port project
3 years, 9 months ago

$400 billion China-Iran deal and concerns about India's Chabahar port project

India TV News  

It took around five years for China to clinch a $400 billion deal with Iran. While Iran hoped that the deal with the P-5+1 would open the floodgates of foreign investments to develop its gas and oil fields, the critics inside Iran were wary of China's intentions, citing the situations in countries like Sri Lanka debt-trapped by the dragon. Chabahar …

Sittwe port in Myanmar is ready for operations: Mandaviya
3 years, 10 months ago

Sittwe port in Myanmar is ready for operations: Mandaviya

Live Mint  

The Sittwe deep-water port off the west coast of Myanmar, which was a part of the $484 million Kaladan multimodal project constructed by India, is now ready for operation, Union shipping minister Mansukh Mandaviya said. In an interview, Mandaviya said once the Kochi port off the west coast and Tuticorin port in the east is complete, it will reduce India’s …

India’s tricky options in the Myanmar muddle
3 years, 10 months ago

India’s tricky options in the Myanmar muddle

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : In October last year, India’s foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Army chief Manoj Mukund Naravane teamed up for a visit to a crucial neighbour—Myanmar—that raised eyebrows due to its rarity. The stakes for India “China’s primary interest in Myanmar is to pursue its strategic and economic projects under the Belt and Road Initiative and the China-Myanmar …

Ladakh Crisis and its Strategic Implications: India Needs to do Much More to Bridge the Power Gap With China
3 years, 10 months ago

Ladakh Crisis and its Strategic Implications: India Needs to do Much More to Bridge the Power Gap With China

News 18  

The disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops, amassed face to face in the Pangong Tso area in Galwan Valley in Ladakh for the past nine months, comes as a relief not only to the people of India and China but also to the neighbouring Asian states and the world. India’s engagement strategy was predicated on the expectation that trust, destroyed …

India Must Take Note of Chinese Designs in Myanmar as Another Hostile Front May Open in Coup Shadow
3 years, 11 months ago

India Must Take Note of Chinese Designs in Myanmar as Another Hostile Front May Open in Coup Shadow

News 18  

Beijing has tightened its grip on Myanmar by pushing more and more of infrastructural projects largely funded by Chinese loans that Myanmar was to repay in the future. Currently, Myanmar is repaying China US $500 million annually with 4 per cent interest rates for loans taken previously. But we also need to see that China has lent Myanmar more in …

India expresses ‘deep concern’ over military coup in Myanmar
3 years, 11 months ago

India expresses ‘deep concern’ over military coup in Myanmar

The Hindu  

India on Monday expressed “deep concern” over the reports of an unfolding military coup in Myanmar. India’s official response came hours after the Myanmar military declared a state of emergency in the Southeast Asian country and detained State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane visited …

India reminds China of its redlines on sovereignty issues
4 years, 2 months ago

India reminds China of its redlines on sovereignty issues

Live Mint  

India on Thursday reminded China of its redlines on sovereignty issues including the status of the union territory of Ladakh that Beijing has said it does not recognize as a military standoff along their border continued though Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar held out the hope that talks could yield a solution. It comes three years after India’s close neighbor …

Making Sense of India's Myanmar Manoeuvres: To Counter China, New Delhi Looks East and Acts Fast
4 years, 3 months ago

Making Sense of India's Myanmar Manoeuvres: To Counter China, New Delhi Looks East and Acts Fast

News 18  

In a major boost to the Narendra Modi government’s Act East policy, India and Myanmar have agreed to operationalise the strategic Sittwe port in Rakhine state early next year, and initiate steps to complete India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highways. Sittwe is India’s answer to the Chinese-funded Kyaukphyu port in Rakhine under its BRI, which is intended to cement China’s geostrategic footprint in …

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