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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C. last month. Democratic lawmakers signed a letter on Wednesday asking Trump to ease the tariffs on India. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

US-India relations at risk: Democrats sound alarm over Trump’s trade moves

Democrats want easing of tariffs on India to stop New Delhi from strengthening ties with Beijing, blaming Trump for ‘negative consequences’.

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India

Opinion | India’s diplomatic weight is best exercised closest to its borders

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Pakistan

India says it destroyed Pakistan’s Chinese and US-made fighter jets in clashes

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India

China-India direct flights to resume in latest move to repair ties

Services between major cities will restart later this month, ending five-year suspension between world’s two most populous countries.

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After several years of strained ties, the resumption of direct flights between China and India is a major step towards normalising relations. Photo: Shutterstock
India

Boundary ‘legacy’ should not define ties, China envoy to India says

Ambassador Xu Feihong calls on both sides to expand cooperation and reject trade wars amid thaw between Asian giants.

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US-China relations

US reaffirms India as China counterweight despite trade rifts, Pakistan concerns

State Department official stresses New Delhi’s role in the Indo-Pacific, even as tariffs and Russian oil disputes strain ties.

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United Nations General Assembly

India and China vie for Global South leadership at UN gatherings

Parallel diplomacy highlights rivalry as Beijing pledges WTO reforms and New Delhi touts democratic alternatives.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang (right) arrives in New York on Monday to attend the UN General Assembly. Photo: Xinhua
India

Curfew in India’s Ladakh as protests turn deadly near China border

The violence, which killed four people, comes as activists demanded autonomy and job quotas.

US-India relations

Opinion | Why India would be strategically naive to count on the US’ favour

Just because the US needs partners to counterbalance China doesn’t mean it needs India. Nor is the US about to help another Asian power rise.

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China-Japan relations

Why Japan is worried about the decline in US ties with India

Japanese defence researcher warns that China could capitalise on tensions between partners.

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Japan is concerned about declining US interest in alliances such as the Quad, a Japanese defence researcher says. Photo: AFP
South China Sea

South China Sea disputes ‘no business’ of India, former navy commander says

But retired vice-admiral Shekhar Sinha calls out Chinese actions in the waterway, saying big countries ‘should be a little more magnanimous’.

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Chinese and Philippine vessels have had frequent run-ins in the South China Sea in recent years. Photo: X/Armed Forces of the Philippines
Diplomacy

Opinion | Focusing on pageantry, the West misses the point of China’s diplomacy

The West must realise the real contest is not about pageantry but which power can create space for others to feel secure, dignified, heard.

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US-China relations

As the US retreats, can Xi’s new initiative shape the future world order?

Analysts say the GGI reflects China’s ambitions to shape a multipolar world, but it needs more substance to avoid becoming an ‘empty shell’.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | China’s moment to rewire the world is arriving. What will it do?

For the first time since the Cold War, the world is between orders and the momentum is with Beijing as geopolitical winds shift eastward.

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From the left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, China, on September 1. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Open Questions | Zheng Yongnian on why China must look beyond the West to build a better AI

Political analyst says strong narrative based on factual Chinese framework must be included in artificial intelligence knowledge feed.

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US-China relations

‘Just hiccups’: Trump’s India nominee pledges to pull New Delhi away from Beijing

US president’s envoy pick, however, says India must stop buying Russian oil and wants it to open up its market for US products.

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India

The View | Together, China and India can be a tech innovation force

India has shot up in innovation rankings with venture capital as a new metric. More could be achieved if India and China joined forces.

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India

Letters | The China-India message from Tianjin: perpetual hostility is unsustainable

Readers discuss the Xi-Modi meeting, and restrictions on mobiles on the dashboards of Hong Kong taxis.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during the welcoming ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin on August 31. Photo: Indian Press Information Bureau/ AFP)
Diplomacy

Opinion | In a summit full of symbolism, China lays out vision for multipolar order

The context of how Beijing sees its place in the evolving international system was conveyed in a subtle but unambiguous manner in Tianjin.

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United States

Trump suggests India is moving towards ‘deepest, darkest’ China orbit

Aides warn that New Delhi could regret the move and might face new curbs.

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Diplomacy

Editorial | Sense of urgency as SCO powers work to resist bullying from the West

Summit saw President Xi call for the setting up of an SCO development bank to be expedited and more exchanges to counter the US tech chokepoint.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping chat on the second day of the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Tianjin, China, on September 1. Photo: Kyodo
Diplomacy

SCO has a 10-year plan for a multipolar world, China’s Wang Yi says

SCO Development Strategy until 2035 has ‘set the tone and a clear direction’ for the decade to come, top Chinese diplomat tells reporters.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talks to media after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation leaders’ summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday. Photo: AP
SCO

As US sanctions take toll, Xi Jinping presses SCO to target ‘bullying’

The bloc needs to underpin economic and security cooperation among members, Chinese president says.

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SCO

India signals no oil import cut from Russia, ‘eagerly’ awaits Putin visit

‘1.4 billion Indians are eagerly waiting for you,’ India’s Narendra Modi tells Vladimir Putin during ‘excellent’ meeting on SCO sidelines.

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China-Russia relations

Xi, Putin and Modi are grinning and smiling, but at whom?

Narendra Modi sends message to Washington with warm embraces of Chinese, Russian leaders in Tianjin.

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As his country faces steep US tariffs, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the SCO summit in Tianjin on Monday to deepen ties with the leaders of China and Russia. Photo: AP
SCO

Anti-Trump unity may fail to create SCO harmony

China is hosting Russia, India and other SCO members at the group’s annual summit amid the challenge of turning unified opposition to US tariffs into positive support for closer cooperation.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin, India’s Narendra Modi and China’s Xi Jinping. Photo: Kyodo
SCO

China’s Xi pushes SCO bank as Putin deflects Ukraine blame – as it happened

China welcomes dozens of political heavyweights, including Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi, and chiefs of international organisations.

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Narendra Modi

Xi to Modi: don’t let the border dispute define China-India relations

The two countries are partners, not rivals, Chinese president says as US threats present the chance for a reset between the Asian giants.

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