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Xi not to join G20 summit

A few days ago Russia had said it would be represented by its foreign minister Sergey Lavrov

05 Sep 2023 1:42 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington DC on Thursday. (Image: PTI)

K.C. Singh | India-US ties: Roadmap set, but hurdles remain

A clearer roadmap is now available but some issues, which can create future hurdles, still linger

24 Jun 2023 12:05 AM

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023. AP/PTI

AA Edit | Silver lining to US-China talks

It is heartening to envisage the top-level meetings of the week leading to further tamping down of tensions between the two superpowers

21 Jun 2023 12:20 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

Claude Arpi | What lies behind China’s new role as ‘peacemaker’

Beijing’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) is another move from Beijing which indicates that China wants to play a bigger international role

24 May 2023 12:00 AM

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and others pose for photographs during Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. (PTI)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Strategic stock-taking will mark SCO FMs’ Goa meet

The visit of Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is being treated with a hot and cold attitude by the Indian media

04 May 2023 12:05 AM

US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

Saeed Naqvi | As Beijing tries to broker peace deals, US firms up its alliances

The US, as yesterday’s hegemon, has woefully diminished its persuasiveness

27 Mar 2023 12:10 AM

The chain of events was clear in its suggestion that there has been no progress in Mr Xi’s well-intentioned political and diplomatic plan to find an end to the war. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Amid superpower games, Ukraine becomes a pawn

It is becoming increasingly apparent that Ukraine is a mere pawn in the games the superpowers are playing

24 Mar 2023 12:10 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

K.C. Singh | Xi talks peace, extends China’s hold on Russia

The overall signal is of both sides agreeing to an enduring economic partnership

23 Mar 2023 12:05 AM

AA Edit | Xi aims at global governance

Human rights issues in Xinjiang and Hong Kong are often emphasised by western democracies

14 Mar 2023 12:15 AM

AA Edit | How real is the China threat?

An issue that may be of greater concern is the Chinese President’s call for better use of its resources like tech to enable winning of wars

10 Mar 2023 12:10 AM

China accuses Washington of trying to block its development

President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and hold back its development

08 Mar 2023 4:30 PM

Over 50 protesters held white papers in support of the Chinese people under harsh zero-COVID policies that prevent them from having normal lives in China. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | ‘People power’ on the rise, in China & Iran

History has been a witness to empires being brought to their knees by manifestations of people’s power

06 Dec 2022 12:10 AM

AA Edit | Will protests compel Xi to dilute ‘Covid Zero’ policy?

“Covid Zero” has brought China to this point of public protest. Where does it go from here?

29 Nov 2022 12:10 AM

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi holds talks with British counterpart Sunak

After his talks with Sunak, Modi said India attaches great importance to the robust India-UK ties

16 Nov 2022 6:31 PM

Biden, Xi shake hands as they meet amid superpower tensions

Both men entered the highly anticipated meeting with bolstered political standing at home

14 Nov 2022 3:42 PM

File photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AFP)

President Xi extends condolences to President Murmu, PM Modi over Guj bridge collapse

As many as 135 people have been killed in the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy and 170 others rescued

01 Nov 2022 4:53 PM

K.C. Singh | As world is realigning, India sits on the fence

The world has entered a phase of partial or floating alignments, popularly described as a multi-polar world

01 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

China's trade with India continues, and much to China’s favour, but on the strategic front it wishes to keep pursuing a policy of projection of both military and diplomatic domination. (Photo: AP)

Syed Ata Hasnain | After CPC congress, will Xi be rigid or flexible at LAC?

China has shown some flexibility and dynamism in its policy in dealing with India

26 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Xi Jinping secures third term as China leader: State media

President Xi was picked as the party's general secretary for another five-year term in a closed-door vote

23 Oct 2022 11:31 AM

Manish Tewari | Dragon desperate in wake of Xi’s congress

From being the sick man of Asia at the turn of the 20th century to its current wolf warrior status, China has indeed travelled a long way

23 Oct 2022 12:00 AM

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