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The recent visit of foreign minister Jaishankar to China (13-15 July, 2025) has led to comments from analysts suggesting that bilateral relations are set to improve. Last year in October, following a meeting between PM Modi and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in Kazan, there were reports that both desired improvement in…
The meeting of the Quad foreign ministers on July 1, 2025, marked a significant shift in tone and content, signalling a more assertive and coordinated response to China’s expanding regional ambitions – though carefully avoiding directly naming the Asian giant. The rhetoric was unmistakably sharper than in past joint statements, reflecting rising unease over China’s…
With more information now available, it can be concluded that China provided critical military and strategic support to Pakistan during the four-day India-Pakistan conflict from May 7 to May 10, 2025 (Operation Sindoor). This assistance encompassed advanced weaponry, intelligence sharing, and influence operations for narrative building, favouring Pakistan. John Spencer has rightly stated that Pakistan…
PM Modi, in a speech on the 12th May, unveiled a new doctrine to deal with terrorists and their sponsors in future. In a strong message to the Pakistani establishment, he pointed out that several big terrorist attacks like 9/11, the London Tube bombing and major attacks in India in the past decades had links…
In a period of geostrategic uncertainties, India is steadily making moves to strengthen its ties with Southeast Asian countries. The guiding principles are “Neighbourhood First,” “Act East Asia” and “Security and Growth for All in the Region (Sagar).” These have resulted in considerable expansion of India’s diplomatic and geostrategic outreach. This approach is prompted by…
Notwithstanding a negative assessment by the anti-Modi and anti-Trump brigade, PM Modi’s meeting with Trump was crucial for bilateral ties with a comprehensive agenda covering trade, defence, energy, nuclear technology, space, market access etc. to further strengthen the Global Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Bonhomie and pragmatism led to the substantive outcome. The Joint Statement and pressers…
Vikram Misri, India’s Foreign Secretary, visited Beijing (26-27 January 2025) for a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister H.E. Mr Sun Weidong, “to review the India-China bilateral relations comprehensively and take certain people-centric steps to stabilize and rebuild ties.” Significantly, both China and India mentioned that the meeting was a follow-up to the…
With the growing importance of the Indo-Pacific for economic growth and increasing turmoil in the South China Sea (SCS), India has redoubled its efforts to have closer cooperation with Southeast Asian nations, bilaterally and multilaterally, to exchange views frankly and work out a coordinated approach to deal with the common challenges. Over the years, India…
Within a week after the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives of India and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the latter’s actions went against the letter and spirit of the meeting. It was unsurprising to those following the PRC’s approach towards its neighbours. Every time India tried to normalise its relationship with the PRC,…
