India China Ties

As the eastern Ladakh military standoff entered its fifth year, S Jaishankar said India hopes for a resolution of the remaining issues with China and asserted that a return to normal bilateral ties hinges on peace and tranquility at the border.

Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, who arrived in Delhi on Friday, said he was looking forward to working hard with all for the ties between the two nations.

With a change in leadership from the China-leaning Rodrigo Duterte to Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who believes in forging closer ties with the US, the timing is just right for India to act.

A 4,500-tonne high-tech Chinese 'spy' ship is back in the Maldivian waters, two months after it spent a week docked at different ports in this archipelago nation.

China said on Monday it would seek to strengthen ties with the Maldives, after pro-Beijing President Mohamed Muizzu's party won control of parliament in an election landslide.

India may find it hard to balance its deepening ties with the West and the emerging partnership between China, Russia and Iran. A Cold War-style confrontation can be detrimental to India's approach of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy.

China and India have made "great positive progress" to resolve the border standoff, with both sides maintaining close communication, a senior foreign ministry official said here on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed hope that the two countries will be able to restore and sustain peace and tranquillity at their borders through positive and constructive bilateral engagement at the diplomatic and military levels.

During deliberations with Sardar Patel over a permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC), the country's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to make sure China got a place in the forum ahead of India, Mr Jaishankar has said.

Normalcy in bilateral ties with China will only be achieved based on the traditional deployment of troops and will be the prerequisite for the relationship with Beijing in the future, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.

China's penetration of Myanmar is a major challenge to India. It is treating Myanmar as its backyard.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar dismissed China's repeated claims on Arunachal Pradesh as "ludicrous" and asserted that the frontier state is a "natural part of India".

In the backdrop of the nearly-four-year border row with China in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the "tension" seen during this period has "not served either of us well".

For India, the Indian Ocean maritime space is indeed critical, and while troubled ties with the Maldives underscore a temporary setback, New Delhi's options are not limited.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the Pakistan President, saying that the "iron-clad friendship" between the two countries is a "choice of history".

As the eastern Ladakh military standoff entered its fifth year, S Jaishankar said India hopes for a resolution of the remaining issues with China and asserted that a return to normal bilateral ties hinges on peace and tranquility at the border.

Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, who arrived in Delhi on Friday, said he was looking forward to working hard with all for the ties between the two nations.

With a change in leadership from the China-leaning Rodrigo Duterte to Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who believes in forging closer ties with the US, the timing is just right for India to act.

A 4,500-tonne high-tech Chinese 'spy' ship is back in the Maldivian waters, two months after it spent a week docked at different ports in this archipelago nation.

China said on Monday it would seek to strengthen ties with the Maldives, after pro-Beijing President Mohamed Muizzu's party won control of parliament in an election landslide.

India may find it hard to balance its deepening ties with the West and the emerging partnership between China, Russia and Iran. A Cold War-style confrontation can be detrimental to India's approach of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy.

China and India have made "great positive progress" to resolve the border standoff, with both sides maintaining close communication, a senior foreign ministry official said here on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed hope that the two countries will be able to restore and sustain peace and tranquillity at their borders through positive and constructive bilateral engagement at the diplomatic and military levels.

During deliberations with Sardar Patel over a permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC), the country's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to make sure China got a place in the forum ahead of India, Mr Jaishankar has said.

Normalcy in bilateral ties with China will only be achieved based on the traditional deployment of troops and will be the prerequisite for the relationship with Beijing in the future, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.

China's penetration of Myanmar is a major challenge to India. It is treating Myanmar as its backyard.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar dismissed China's repeated claims on Arunachal Pradesh as "ludicrous" and asserted that the frontier state is a "natural part of India".

In the backdrop of the nearly-four-year border row with China in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said the "tension" seen during this period has "not served either of us well".

For India, the Indian Ocean maritime space is indeed critical, and while troubled ties with the Maldives underscore a temporary setback, New Delhi's options are not limited.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the Pakistan President, saying that the "iron-clad friendship" between the two countries is a "choice of history".