China-india Relations

China-India relations have significance not only for the two countries but also have a great bearing on the region and the world at large, Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong has said.

The Chinese military on Thursday termed as "positive and constructive" the recently held 15th round of talks between the militaries of India and China to resolve the remaining issues related to the Ladakh standoff.

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on Thursday evening "had a frank and constructive discussion on the developments in the India-China border areas as well as on India-China relations," according to a joint statement by the Ministry of External Affairs. The two ministers met on the sidelines of the Shanghai ...

Evading questions about the brutal and fatal attack carried out by its troops on the Indian soldiers with iron rods and spikes on June 15, China today also declined to respond to queries on reports of it building a dam on the Galwan river at the China-India boundary to obstruct its flow of water.

Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong has said that relations between New Delhi and Beijing "go beyond the bilateral scope, and have important and far-reaching strategic significance."

As Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit India later this year for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China has said the two neighbours should not allow any "individual case" to disrupt the bilateral relations and take more initiatives to move forward the bilateral ties in a steady and sound way.

The Chinese military said on Thursday that it "always attached importance" to relations with the Indian and Pakistani counterparts and was ready to make more efforts to advance the ties, but kept silent over the absence of ships from its all-weather ally at the fleet review of the 70th anniversary celebrations of China's navy.

The government has ordered an immediate recall of rabies vaccines made by a scandal-hit Chinese company, the drug regulator said Wednesday, complaining it only found out about possible problems through media reports.

A two-day high-profile seminar beginning in Kolkata today on China-India relations has had a last minute setback. On Tuesday, the only speaker from China - a professor at Shanghai University, Guo Xuetang - informed organisers he would not be able to attend the seminar because of visa issues.

China today said it was ready to work with India to promote "constant progress" of bilateral relations, amid fresh strains in ties after Beijing again blocked Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar's designation as a global terrorist by the United Nations.

China and India should shed their mindset of regarding each other as rivals or threats and make sure that their differences do not go out of control, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said today.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday pitched for patience and restraint in handling the Dokalam standoff with China diplomatically, telling parliament that war did not resolve problems and were followed by a round of dialogue.

The Pentagon has said that tension continues to exist along the disputed portions of Indo-China border even though the economic relationship between the two countries have increased in recent years.

China's growing assertiveness and economic heft across Asia, combined with a newly reticent United States, is making countries in the region wonder if and when they'll have to choose sides between Washington and Beijing.

India is likely to be represented by local embassy staff or academics this weekend at a major gathering of leaders and ministers on China's "Silk Road" initiative, reflecting deep unease in New Delhi about the far-reaching project.

China-India relations have significance not only for the two countries but also have a great bearing on the region and the world at large, Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong has said.

The Chinese military on Thursday termed as "positive and constructive" the recently held 15th round of talks between the militaries of India and China to resolve the remaining issues related to the Ladakh standoff.

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on Thursday evening "had a frank and constructive discussion on the developments in the India-China border areas as well as on India-China relations," according to a joint statement by the Ministry of External Affairs. The two ministers met on the sidelines of the Shanghai ...

Evading questions about the brutal and fatal attack carried out by its troops on the Indian soldiers with iron rods and spikes on June 15, China today also declined to respond to queries on reports of it building a dam on the Galwan river at the China-India boundary to obstruct its flow of water.

Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong has said that relations between New Delhi and Beijing "go beyond the bilateral scope, and have important and far-reaching strategic significance."

As Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit India later this year for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China has said the two neighbours should not allow any "individual case" to disrupt the bilateral relations and take more initiatives to move forward the bilateral ties in a steady and sound way.

The Chinese military said on Thursday that it "always attached importance" to relations with the Indian and Pakistani counterparts and was ready to make more efforts to advance the ties, but kept silent over the absence of ships from its all-weather ally at the fleet review of the 70th anniversary celebrations of China's navy.

The government has ordered an immediate recall of rabies vaccines made by a scandal-hit Chinese company, the drug regulator said Wednesday, complaining it only found out about possible problems through media reports.

A two-day high-profile seminar beginning in Kolkata today on China-India relations has had a last minute setback. On Tuesday, the only speaker from China - a professor at Shanghai University, Guo Xuetang - informed organisers he would not be able to attend the seminar because of visa issues.

China today said it was ready to work with India to promote "constant progress" of bilateral relations, amid fresh strains in ties after Beijing again blocked Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar's designation as a global terrorist by the United Nations.

China and India should shed their mindset of regarding each other as rivals or threats and make sure that their differences do not go out of control, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said today.

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday pitched for patience and restraint in handling the Dokalam standoff with China diplomatically, telling parliament that war did not resolve problems and were followed by a round of dialogue.

The Pentagon has said that tension continues to exist along the disputed portions of Indo-China border even though the economic relationship between the two countries have increased in recent years.

China's growing assertiveness and economic heft across Asia, combined with a newly reticent United States, is making countries in the region wonder if and when they'll have to choose sides between Washington and Beijing.

India is likely to be represented by local embassy staff or academics this weekend at a major gathering of leaders and ministers on China's "Silk Road" initiative, reflecting deep unease in New Delhi about the far-reaching project.