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Ajit Doval

Ajit Doval
The latest news and updates on Ajit Doval, known for his extensive background in intelligence and national security. He currently serves as India’s National Security Adviser, a role he has held since 2014, making him the longest-serving incumbent. A retired Indian Police Service officer, he previously directed the Intelligence Bureau and headed its operations wing. His work involves advising the Prime Minister on security and international affairs, with expertise in counter-terrorism, diplomacy, and strategic operations.
Indian and Chinese troops exchange greetings along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh on the occasion of the Indian festival of Diwali in October 2024, four years after a deadly border clash. Photo: AFP
China-India relations

Before Xi’s India visit, China and India confirm 8 steps to ease border tensions

Sources and experts caution against overplaying expectations, saying offers on the table fall well short of a breakthrough or grand bargain.

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China-India relations

India and China revive Himalayan trade at high-altitude pass

India

Are India and Bangladesh sidestepping Hasina’s exile to improve frayed ties?

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India

Opinion | How India and the US can find their way back to better relations

This year has revealed the need for personality-driven diplomacy to be anchored by steadier institutional ballast.

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India

Opinion | China must accept India is looking after itself

New Delhi’s strategic autonomy means it will balance ties with all major powers, maximising its own interests without becoming a pawn.

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Diplomacy

Editorial | China-India ties are warming rapidly in the heat of US trade war

Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi an important step towards restoring friendship and collaboration at a critical time.

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China-India relations

China-India talks: Modi praises ‘stable, predictable, constructive ties’

Both sides agree to use diplomatic and military mechanisms to advance border management and start talking about de-escalation.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) meets visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
China-India relations

Trump’s tariff blitz sparks unexpected India-China reset

Mutual distrust remains deep but progress reflects pragmatic efforts on both sides to gain leverage in shifting global order, experts say.

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India

China confirms Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit at end of month

Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says on second day of visit to New Delhi.

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China-India relations

China-India ties: on Delhi trip, Wang Yi appeals for partnership and opportunity

As both countries face tough diplomatic conditions with the US, India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says ‘differences must not become disputes’.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi, India. Photo: Xinhua
China-India relations

China’s Wang Yi to visit India for first time in 3 years for border talks

Foreign minister’s trip comes amid easing tensions between Asian giants and ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, in Beijing on December 18. Photo: EPA-EFE
India

Trump’s 50% tariff sows ‘total mistrust’ between US and India

Analysts say the US president’s move has little to do with economics and has injected unwanted ‘volatility’ into a once-stable relationship.

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China-India relations

All-out thaw: can India and China unfreeze icy ties at last?

Trump, trade wars and geopolitics are nudging Delhi and Beijing closer together – despite a record trade deficit and lingering border row.

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India

Opinion | What Indian foreign minister’s visit to China says about bilateral ties

Unless substantive progress is made on core security and trade issues, symbolic gestures will have a limited impact.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024. Photo: China Daily via Reuters
China-India relations

Will Dalai Lama succession row put China-India thaw at risk?

Tibet is a red line that cannot be crossed, one observer warns, while another says ‘young and weak’ thaw will survive reincarnation dispute.

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Children take part in a Tibetan circle dance around a portrait of the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday, in McLeod Ganj near Dharamsala, India, on Sunday. India has hosted the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala since 1959. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

US-China trade breakthrough, Quad meeting in Washington and more

This week: US, China announce trade breakthrough and China’s premier opposes protectionism, Texas bans Chinese citizens from buying property. Next week: China reveals June factory activity, foreign ministers of US and key Indo-Pacific allies meet.

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