India@74: Don’t challenge India’s sovereignty, Modi cautions China, Pakistan
Don’t mess around with India’s sovereignty – this was the overarching message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India’s 74th Independence Day. “The world has seen in Ladakh what our brave soldiers can do to deliver on this resolve. From LoC (Line of Control) to the (Line of Actual Control), the country’s armed forces have […]
National Education Policy aims to keep the current and future generations – Future Ready : Modi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address at the Higher Education Conclave.PM mentioned that the National Education Policy was approved after extensive deliberations over 3-4 years and brainstorming over lakhs of suggestions. He noted that health debate and discussions are taking place on National Education policy across the country.National Education Policy aims at […]
India, China should focus on development, not economic conflict (The View from China)
India’s eight core industries indices fell by 15% year-on-year in the second quarter. Meanwhile, as the COVID-19 pandemic has already spiraled out of control in India, the country has seen more than 40,000 new confirmed cases a day for several consecutive days with 779 people perishing on the latest day, bringing the total number of […]
Indian Ocean connect: Modi brands India’s development partnership
Underlining that Mauritius is at the heart of India’s approach to the Indian Ocean region and approach to development partnerships, Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded India’s development partnership as one without “any conditions” or “political or commercial considerations.” “Today we celebrate yet another land-mark in the special friendship between India and Mauritius. The new Supreme […]
China’s envoy rejects threat narrative, focuses on win-win with India
In a bid to reverse the narrative of India-China relations that turned negative after the Ladakh clashed, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong has rejected any expansionist agenda on part of Beijing and underlined that China is not a threat, but an opportunity for India. In his first public appearance, albeit through a virtual medium […]
Understanding Xi Jinping’s Governance Philosophy in New Era
The wait is over. The third volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China has been published by the Foreign Languages Press in both Chinese and English and will be available at home and abroad. The book has been published at a time when China and its leader continue to evoke considerable international attention. While […]
With China as subtext, India-US defence ties set to get stronger
Shedding “hesitations of history,” India-US defence relations are set to scale new frontiers and become a driving force of the crucial bilateral partnership. Recent statements by top US diplomats and senators have stressed on the increasing importance of India-US defence ties in the context of the growing threat perception from an assertive China. Democratic Senator […]
India, US need to think ‘bigger’ than trade: Jaishankar
Raising the bar for India-US ties, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar underlined the imperative for India and the United States to strive for something “bigger” beyond trade and partner proactively to shape the global agenda. In his remarks at the annual summit of the US-India business Council (USIBC, a trade body), Mr Jaishankar said that […]
UK cannot question HK security law
The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was passed unanimously at the 20th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, on June 30. This prompted some Western countries to allege the promulgation of the national […]
The Galwan Valley: China has never been a provocateur (The View from China)
By Guan Peifeng The Galwan Valley has always been a part of the Chinese territory and is located in Hetian County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Before 1962, the Indian army had never been to this area. In early May of this year, since the confrontation between the border forces of China and India, the […]