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No normalcy with China until borders not peaceful: EAM Jaishankar

S. Jaishankar said that China tried to coerce India in 2020 during Galwan stand-off by violating agreements, so unless there was peace on borders, there cannot be normalcy in bilateral relations

India does not get swayed by coercion, false narratives: Jaishankar

India does not get swayed by coercion, inducements and false narratives, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday while citing the country's approach towards the situation along the Northern border and its opposition to China's Belt and Road Initiative. Addressing a press conference on nine years of Modi government, Jaishankar also said that India has de-legitimised cross-border terrorism. In his remarks, the minister highlighted various aspects of Indian foreign policy, including its handling of different situations as well as the country's ties with key countries. Jaishankar said large parts of world now see India as a development partner and that the Global South perceives India as a reliable partner. The external affairs minister also said that India is making significant economic impact that has been recognised globally.

Why the road to Modi's ambitious Make-in-India goal runs through China

It's a Catch-22 for companies in India making everything from a baby's first toy to mobile phones: the more they try to ramp up production to compete with China, the more dependent they become on it

China-Pakistan collab in Shaksgam Valley poses threat to India: Report

China's traditional aggression across the LAC in fact diverts India's attention from China's illegal land grab in PoK, this is a strategic reality to be faced with in the medium future

India rejects Chinese ploy of creating buffer zones in easter Ladakh

The offer was made after the Chinese army had already disturbed the status quo by moving deep into territories within the Indian side of the earlier Line of Actual Control

China's exports tumble in May as global demand falters, imports fall

The poor export performance reflects weak demand for Chinese goods as does the weak import performance as China brings in parts and materials from abroad to assemble finished products for export

India, US should provide an alternative to Chinese model: Krishnamoorthi

India and the US have to leverage their strength to provide a viable alternative to the authoritarian Chinese model, a powerful Indian-American Congressman has said. The remarks by Raja Krishnamoorthi, who is the ranking member of the powerful House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), came ahead of the first state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US at the invitation of President Joe Biden later this month. I think that the (Modi) visit symbolises the strength of the US-India relationship, which to me transcends politics at this point. We have to strengthen it, deepen it, make sure that we take it to new heights, Krishnamoorthi told PTI. We have to make sure that we leverage our strengths to make clear that there is a viable alternative to what for instance, the Chinese Communist Party is offering the world, which is an authoritarian dictatorial model; instead of that democracy, a commitment to ..

China bullying Australia over appearance of Tibetan Prez in Canberra

The Chinese side urges the Australian side to see through the nature of the Dalai Clique, respect China's core interests and major concerns

Chinese foreign min's visit reignites anti-China demonstrations in Myanmar

According to GSCB, as long as the Chinese government publicly supports the dictatorship, people would continue to stage anti-China protests not just in Myanmar but also overseas

Corporate layoffs major threat to Chinese economy amid unemployment crisis

In an alarming trend, big Chinese corporations have been laying off large numbers of employees since the beginning of the year

Sequoia to separate China, India, Southeast Asia businesses by March '24

Global venture capital giant Sequoia announced that it is planning to separate China and India and Southeast Asia businesses into independent firms

Indian markets can withstand a somewhat expensive multiple: Jonathan Garner

For foreign investors, there is a good opportunity to buy Japan, Korea and Taiwan in the Asian region, he said in this exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Morgan Stanley India Investment Forum

US, Chinese diplomats hold 'candid' talks to avoid escalation of tensions

Senior US and Chinese diplomats held candid and productive talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions from spiralling into conflict, officials said Tuesday. Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant US secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, was the most senior US official confirmed to have visited China on Monday since tensions between Washington and Beijing soared over the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon over the U.S. in early February. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the time postponed a planned trip to China, and Beijing has since largely rebuffed attempts at official exchanges, though two top U.S. and Chinese defense officials briefly interacted at a forum in Singapore over the weekend. China's Foreign Ministry said Kritenbrink and Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu had candid, constructive and fruitful communication on promoting the improvement of China-U.S. relations and properly managing differences. Beijing said it ha

We do it professionally: US calls Chinese interceptions 'unprofessional'

Speaking about the recent interceptions, the US revealed a video of a Chinese fighter pilot's "unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre" on May 26 during an intercept of a US Air Force RC-135 aircraft

China's top investment bank CITIC cuts base salary by up to 15%: Report

The country's top investment bank by market value has also yet to pay bonuses to bankers for work done last year, the two sources close to the matter said

India not a security threat, unlikely to catch up in defence sector: China

According to a PLA delegation at Shangri-La Dialogues, Beijing believed that India would not be a 'loyal partner' of the American Indo-Pacific Strategy because of its independent diplomatic policy

19 killed in southwest China landslide covering mine worker dormitory

A landslide tore through a mining company's worker dormitory early Sunday morning in southwestern China, killing 19 people, authorities said. The disaster struck in a mountainous rural district of Sichuan province's Leshan county, where rains have been falling constantly for weeks. More than 180 people were mobilized to help find those buried under the debris in an operation that wrapped up on Sunday afternoon. Those killed were all apparently workers with the Jinkaiyuan mining company, according to state broadcaster CCTV. With its humid, rainy climate, southwestern China is prone to landslides, especially in areas where there has been large-scale shifting of land due to farming, deforestation, engineering projects and mining operations.

World is big enough for us to grow together: China defense minister to US

President Xi Jinping's government has repeatedly charged the US with using its military alliances, trade policy and the threat of sanctions to bully smaller nations and try to keep China down

China's economic coercion fails to hurt Australia's economy: Report

China's decision of imposing a trade ban backfired as it affected its economic growth

3 Chinese astronauts return home after 6-month stint in space station

Three Chinese astronauts on Sunday returned safely to Earth on board the Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship after completing their six-month mission to build China's space station. Shenzhou-15's return capsule carrying astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 6:33 am (Beijing Time), China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said here. The three completed their six-month space station mission, it announced. The astronauts were in good shape, and the Shenzhou-15 manned mission was a success, the agency announced. The three were replaced by three other astronauts, including China's first civilian who successfully flew to the space station on May 30. The new set of astronauts will stay in the space station for five months. Once ready, China will be the only country to own a space station as the International Space Station (ISS) of Russia is a collaborative project of several countries. The ISS