The conflict in Ukraine could see China and the United States arrive at a new modus vivendi aimed at anchoring the world economy even as their tension-filled relationship continues and Beijing steams ahead toward its objective of establishing a solid presence in the Indian Ocean, former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador to China Vijay Gokhale said…Continue Reading

Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | February 21, 2022 3:20:55 am Jaishankar, who was speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday night, was responding to a question from Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen, who was seated in the audience. File WITHOUT MENTIONING China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised Beijing…Continue Reading

WTO gives China right to impose tariffs on $645 million of U.S. goods

The World Trade Organization (WTO) authorised China on Wednesday to impose $645 million of compensatory tariffs against the United States in a ruling immediately blasted by Washington. China went to the WTO in 2012 to challenge anti-subsidy tariffs the United States imposed between 2008 and 2012, mainly during the term of U.S. President Barack Obama,…Continue Reading

Concerns as China builds bridge on lake at disputed India border

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – China is building a bridge across the Pangong Lake in the frontier region of Ladakh in Indian-administered Kashmir, raising fresh security concerns in India. The 400-metre-long and 8-metre-wide bridge being constructed near the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between the two nuclear powers, was spotted through high…Continue Reading

China is progressing and represents a pacing challenge for us: US Space Force chief

A top official from the US Space Force, on Wednesday, acknowledged that China is progressing very fast in the field of space technology and added the pace poses a threat for the United States. According to a report by news agency Sputnik, US Space Force Chief of Space Operations General John Raymond said that both the…Continue Reading

China ‘renames’ Arunachal Pradesh’s 15 places in Mandarin, gets sharp reaction from India

China’s coercive actions to claim some parts of India’s Arunachal Pradesh seems to be ongoing.    In yet another attempt to lay its claim, China has ‘renamed’ around 15 places, which include eight townships, two rivers, four mountains and a mountain pass in Arunachal Pradesh, in Mandarin.   China seems to have been using these…Continue Reading

China replaces ‘soldiers with robots’ in Tibet as soldiers ‘fleeing’ in harsh winters

As the unsolved India-China border dispute brews tensions, new media reports allege that China is sending machine gun-wielding robots to the frontier to exacerbate the situation. According to Indian media reports, dozens of autonomous vehicles capable of transporting both weapons and supplies are being dispatched to Tibet, with the bulk being deployed in border regions…Continue Reading

With China, Vajpayee sought modus vivendi: Jaishankar

Jaishankar was speaking at the Second Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture, which was delivered by Michael Fullilove, the Executive Director of the Lowy Institute of Australia Atal Bihari Vajpayee introduced policy corrections that reflected the end of the Cold War and the new global balance, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday and noted…Continue Reading