For India, Donald Trump‘s return to White House isn’t just an acceptable but a desired outcome of US presidential elections, given Trump 1.0’s perceived strategic convergence of interests with India and his close rapport with Narendra Modi.Unsurprisingly, the PM was among the first heads of states to congratulate “my friend” Trump, shortly after the latter’s…
NEW DELHI: While denying that Russia had any role in facilitating the meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Kazan last week, Russian ambassador to India Denis Alipov welcomed the recent agreement between India and China to end the military standoff in eastern Ladakh, calling it a positive development in Sino-Indian ties….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the recent agreement between China and India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and told Xi Jinping that maintaining peace and stability on the border should be a priority for both the countries.PM Modi, who held bilateral talks with China’s Xi on the sidelines…
NEW DELHI: With India and China reaching a significant breakthrough in their patrolling agreement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), top officials from both nations faced a barrage of media inquiries regarding the possibility of a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping during the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan,…
NEW DELHI: India is “cautiously optimistic” about the ongoing diplomatic-military talks with China to peacefully resolve the troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, while at the same time expressing full confidence in the Army to tackle any contingency if things go south along the frontier.“Our optimism” about the talks…
NEW DELHI: Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong said on Wednesday that Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reached a consensus that China and India are partners in “cooperation and development” instead of rivals.“President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached an important consensus that China and India are not rivals…
NEW DELHI: Describing India’s ties with China as complex, foreign minister S Jaishankar said roughly 75% of India’s “disengagement problems” in eastern Ladakh were resolved and India could look at “other possibilities” if the disengagement process was fully completed and peace and tranquility restored on the border.Jaishankar, however, said the two countries were faced with…
NEW DELHI: The United States’ deputy secretary of State Kurt Campbell extended support to India’s efforts to improve strained ties with China.Campbell commended the initiative to reduce tensions following external affairs minister S Jaishankar‘s statement on finding solutions to border issues with China, which have long been a source of tension between the two neighbors,…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has sent out a clear message on the issue of investments from China, stating that India as a country can’t compromise its national and economic security in the name of opening up the economy. Jaishankar said that India is well within its rights to safeguard the interests of its manufacturers,…
