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Explained: China's mega dam on Brahmaputra and India's downstream risks

China has begun building a massive dam on Yarlung Zangbo near Arunachal Pradesh, raising strategic concerns for India as Beijing eyes economic and energy gains

China starts building world's largest dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet

China on Saturday formally started the construction of the USD 167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, closer to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the start of the construction of the dam at a ground-breaking ceremony in the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river, locally known as Yarlung Zangbo, at Nyingchi City, official media reported. The ceremony took place at the dam site of Nyingchi's Mainling hydropower station in Tibet Autonomous Region, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The hydropower project, regarded as the biggest infrastructure project in the world, raised concerns in the lower riparian countries, India and Bangladesh. The project will consist of five cascade hydropower stations, with a total investment estimated at around 1.2 trillion Yuan (about USD 167.8 billion), the report said. According to a 2023 report, the hydropower station is expected to generate more than 300 billion kWh of electricity each year

Jaishankar meets China's Xi Jinping in Beijing, discusses bilateral ties

During their meeting, Jaishankar apprised the Chinese premier of of the recent development in the bilateral ties of the two countries

India urges China for 'permanent solution' to border standoff at SCO meet

At the SCO meet, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged China for a permanent border resolution and a time-bound plan to restore peace after the Galwan clash and the four-year LAC standoff

Aamir Khan calls for more creative collaboration with China at WAVES Summit

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan calls for deeper collaboration between Indian and Chinese creative communities at the WAVES Summit 2025, emphasizing shared cultural values and storytelling

India-China to resume Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, agree on flight services

India on Thursday said there is a possibility of resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra soon and preparations for it are underway. India and China have been looking at resuming the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra as part of efforts to improve ties after the two countries completed disengagement of troops at the two remaining friction points of Demchok and Depsang under the framework of a pact sealed in October last year. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said both India and China have agreed in-principle to resume flight services between the two sides as well and that relevant modalities are being worked out. The move to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and flight services is part of efforts by India and China to repair the ties hit by the over four-year military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. "We will soon issue a public notice on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and there is a possibility of resumption of the Yatra soon," Exter

India-China direct flight resumption under discussion, no date fixed

India, and China have begun talks to resume direct flights suspended since 2020; Indian official says no timeline set yet as key issues remain to be resolved

India-China ties moving in positive direction, more to be done: Jaishankar

India and China are moving towards a "positive direction" in their ties and work needs to be done to normalise the relationship, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. "I think we are moving in a positive direction," he said. India-China relations plunged to their lowest point since the 1962 war following the Galwan Valley clashes. Following a series of diplomatic and military talks, the two sides withdrew their troops from several friction along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. In October last, the two sides firmed up a disengagement pact for Depsang and Demchok, the last two friction points in eastern Ladakh. "It's obviously better than the last time I was here. I think the disengagement, particularly the Depsang-Demchok was important," he said at the News 18 Rising Bharat Summit. In October last, the two sides firmed up a disengagement pact for Depsang and Demchok, the last two friction points in eastern Ladakh. Days after the agreement w

Rahul slams govt over 'China occupying land', US tariffs; BJP hits back

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that China had taken over 4,000 square kilometre of Indian territory and that reciprocal tariffs or import duties imposed by the US would "completely devastate" the Indian economy, as he demanded answers from the government over these issues. The BJP hit back at Gandhi over his remarks during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, saying "not an inch of land" had been given to China under BJP rule and it was under Congress rule that China had occupied Indian territory. The ruling party also said it is the country's good fortune that the PM of this country is Narendra Modi before whom the world bows. Speaking during the Zero Hour, Gandhi slammed the government over the celebration of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties by India and China. "China is sitting on 4,000 square kilometre of our territory. I was shocked some time back to see that our foreign secretary (Vikram Misri) was cutting a cake with the Chinese ambassador. The quest

Ready to work with India on bilateral ties, says Chinese foreign ministry

The remarks, which were delivered by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun came as the two countries mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties

Xi Jinping calls for 'dragon-elephant tango' on 75 years of Indo-China ties

In a message marking 75th anniversary of their bilateral relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed on partnership between India and China for mutual achievement and the need to do the dragon-elephant tango to serve their fundamental interests. Apart from President Xi's message to his counterpart Droupadi Murmu, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Narendra Modi too exchanged congratulatory messages to mark the occasion, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced here. In her message, Murmu said a stable, predictable and friendly bilateral relationship will benefit both countries and the world, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The development comes amid the efforts to reset the ties after over four years of freeze due to the eastern Ladakh military standoff. President Xi, in his message to Murmu, said China and India, both ancient civilisations, major developing countries and important members of the Global South, are at a critical stage of their respectiv

China's PLA ready to work with India for fair border solution, stable ties

The Chinese military on Thursday said it is willing to work with its Indian counterpart to implement a fair and just solution to the border issue besides sound and stable defence ties. A spokesman for China's National Defence, Sr. Col Wu Qian, made the remarks at a media briefing here while replying to a question about the disengagement and the follow-up process at the eastern Ladakh part of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). "The Chinese military is willing to work together with our Indian counterparts to implement a fair and just solution on the border issue, Wu told reporters. Wu said the Chinese military would also like to "contribute our wisdom and strength to the beautiful vision of a shared dance between the dragon and elephant and a sound and stable military-to-military relationship." The dragon elephant dance has become a constant theme of China of late as the two countries ended the over four-year freeze of relations after reaching agreement over the disengagement process

China's 5,000 km-range radar puts Indian missile tests under watch

While the Chinese media did not reveal the details of the radar system, reports say that it has a range of over 5,000 km which can monitor deep into Indian territory and track missile tests

India, China should tango together, support each other, says Chinese FM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks were made in connection with the breakthrough which was achieved last year between the two neighbours that ended the four-year-long military standoff

Peace, tranquility in border areas essential for growing ties: EAM on China

The EAM said this during a conversation on Wednesday at Chatham House, an independent policy institute in London

Govt reaffirms stance against third-party mediation in China border row

India has virtually ruled out any role for a third party in its border dispute with China after US President Donald Trump suggested that he was ready to extend support if it helps in the resolution of the lingering issue between the two neighbours. At a media briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Thursday (Friday IST) that New Delhi has always adopted a bilateral approach in dealing with these issues. As a matter of long-held policy, India has been maintaining that there is no role for any third party in any of its bilateral issues or disputes with any country. "Your question about the offer to mediate between India and China, I think, I suspect you know the answer to this question," he said when asked about Trump's offer. "Whatever issues we have with any of our neighbours, we have always adopted a bilateral approach to dealing with these issues. It's no different between India and China," he said. "We have been discussing any issues that we have with them on a bilater

Rahul slams Centre on jobs, China, economy in fiery Budget session speech

While he acknowledged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to boost domestic manufacturing through 'Make in India' initiative, he quickly added that it failed to bring the desired outcome

China expanding military infra along LAC despite Oct pact, diplomatic talks

The expansion of Chinese infrastructure, including new roads, bridges, helipads, and gun positions, reportedly follows a similar pattern across all three sectors of the LAC

India, China agree to resume Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in 2025: MEA's secy

India and China on Monday decided to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra as the two sides agreed to take certain people-centric steps to "stabilise and rebuild" ties. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said this following Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's talks with his Chinese counterpart Sun Weidong in Beijing. It said the two sides also agreed in principle to resume direct air services between the two countries. "As agreed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping at their meeting in Kazan in October, the two sides reviewed the state of India-China bilateral relations comprehensively and agreed to take certain people-centric steps to stabilize and rebuild ties," the MEA said. "In this context, the two sides decided to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in the summer of 2025," it said. The MEA said the two sides also agreed to hold an early meeting of the India-China expert level mechanism to discuss resumption of provision of hydrological data and other

India has to prepare for 'expressions' of China's growing capabilities: EAM

The India-China relationship is trying to disentangle itself from the complications arising from the post-2020 border situation and more thought needs to be given to the longer-term evolution of the ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. Delving into various aspects of New Delhi's relations with Beijing over past decades, Jaishankar said "misreadings" by past policy-makers, whether driven by "idealism or absence of realpolitik", has helped neither cooperation nor competition with China. That has clearly changed in the last decade, he said at delivering the Nani Palkhivala memorial lecture in Mumbai. Mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity should remain the basis of the relationship between the two sides, he said adding more thought needs to be given to the longer-term evolution of ties. At a time when most of its relationships are moving forward, India confronts a particular challenge in establishing an equilibrium with China. Much of that arises