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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, on June 7, 2024. Photo: Reuters
India

Opinion | Don’t blame China for India’s manufacturing decline

Beijing’s proposed manufacturing partnership ran aground only after New Delhi decided to take border tensions out on Chinese businesses.

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Why Kochi, in India’s southwest, is reviving historical links to China

India

AIKEYME in action: India counters China with African naval outreach

India

India had a US$23 billion plan to lure firms away from China. It flopped

The Production-Linked Initiative has failed to produce desired results, dealing a blow to New Delhi’s manufacturing ambitions.

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A worker welds parts at a wind power manufacturing factory in Qingzhou, China’s Shandong province. Photo: AFP
India

Opinion | In revamping ties with China, is Modi making up for lost time?

With a more transactional US administration in power, India is cautious about bearing the costs and pressures of confronting China alone.

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India’s Modi indicates thaw in China ties, reaffirms ‘strong bond’ with Trump

During a podcast, Modi acknowledged border disputes with China, but noted improved ties after meeting President Xi Jinping. He also praised Trump’s “America First” initiative.

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India

Is India’s embrace of Mauritius aimed at countering China’s Indian Ocean goals?

An ‘enhanced strategic partnership’ between India and Mauritius was announced during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the island nation.

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam before their meeting in New Delhi in 2014. Photo: Reuters
Tibet

Explainer | Why the choice of the next Dalai Lama is such a sensitive issue for Beijing

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader has hinted his successor may be born outside China, setting the scene for intense controversy.

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US-China trade war

Can China and India counter US tariffs together?

However, analysts question whether economic pragmatism can overcome deep-seated mistrust between the two Asian giants.

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Brics

Brics nations divide on US dollar replacement with India declaring ‘no interest’

Bloc ‘has not formed a unified position’ on proposals to end reliance on the currency.

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Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has described the US dollar as a “source of international economic stability” at a meeting in London. Photo: DPA
Diplomacy

Opinion | Why Pakistan’s strategic alliance with China will strengthen

Given the India-US bromance, Pakistan and China have little choice. Expect Afghanistan to remain a focus amid efforts to counter US-led narratives.

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Pakistani navy soldiers carry the national flags of participating countries at the opening ceremony of the Aman multinational exercise, in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 7. The naval exercise, which ran to February 11, was joined by 60 countries including China. Photo: EPA-EFE
Alibaba

Chinese apps are slowly returning to India 5 years after border clash

Apps including Alibaba’s Youku streaming platform and Tencent’s hit PUBG Mobile have returned under new names amid a thaw in China-India relations.

US-India relations

Indian PM Modi’s Washington trip hopes to exploit strained US-China relationship

In two-day visit, Modi will try to resume good ties with US President Donald Trump and ‘the China thread will weave through the meeting’.

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Analysis | ‘Chindia’ returns as India and China prepare for a Trump earthquake

With Donald Trump back in the White House, India and China are forging a quiet detente that could have seismic implications.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting on the sidelines of the Brics summit in Russia in October. Photo: India’s Press Information Bureau/Reuters
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Opinion | How Modi’s US visit could add to China’s growing list of worries

A Modi-Trump summit could weave greater security ties into the India-US relationship and give the Quad a more militaristic aspect.

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India

India boosts aid to Maldives in bid to ‘outdo’ China’s influence in region

In a sign of an ‘uptick in bilateral relations’, India has earmarked US$69 million in financial aid for the Maldives in its latest budget.

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India

Is India’s regional clout waning over Bangladesh cosying up to China?

Ties between India and Bangladesh have worsened in recent months over New Delhi’s decision to grant shelter to ex-PM Sheikh Hasina.

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Bangladesh

Opinion | South Asia’s geopolitical landscape is shifting, creating new alliances

From Bangladesh and Pakistan growing closer to Afghanistan’s courting of India, the region’s political calculus looks more complex than ever.

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Protesters shout slogans as they take part in a demonstration at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 22. Photo: EPA-EFE
Pakistan

Gwadar airport opening boosts China-Pakistan ties but raises India’s concerns

The airport is expected to boost trade and connectivity, but also intensifies India’s concerns about China’s potential military presence in the region.

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China and India agree to resume direct flights and deepen river cooperation

After Sun Weidong and Vikram Misri meet in Beijing, Asian neighbours say they will negotiate to resume Indian pilgrimages to Tibet.

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Should India be worried about warmer US-China ties?

Experts say India’s role as a counterweight to China is far from over, despite Donald Trump’s convivial outreach to Xi Jinping.

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Donald Trump shakes hands with China’s Xi Jinping during a dinner at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in 2017. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy

Wang Yi calls for greater China-India measures to foster ties

Indian foreign secretary’s visit to Beijing an opportunity to boost understanding, Chinese foreign minister says.

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India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is in Beijing following a breakthrough in bilateral ties in October when the neighbours agreed on troop disengagement along their disputed border. Photo: AFP
India

Russia’s ‘Afghan Quad’ overtures to India hit a China, Pakistan stumbling block

Moscow wants India to join a coalition alongside its old adversaries, plus Iran – but New Delhi doesn’t seem all that keen.

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China manufacturing

China tells India Tibetan mega dam will not be at ‘expense of neighbours’

The Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project has raised concerns it will cause water shortages downstream in India, where it is a vital resource.

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India

India’s bet on AI-enabled warships needs boost to counter China, experts say

While India’s first AI-enabled warship enhances its capabilities in the Indian Ocean, experts warn that more vessels are needed to counter China’s growing presence.

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Crew members onboard the naval combatant INS Surat, a stealth guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. Photo: AFP
India

Should India be worried about Sri Lanka and China’s growing cooperation?

The new deals ‘signal a deepening of China’s influence in Sri Lanka’ and revive concerns of a debt trap, analysts say.

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The Hambantota International Port in Sri Lanka. Photo: Hambantota International Port/Handout via Xinhua
India

Closer India-China ties: an unintended consequence of Trump’s tariffs threats?

A shared economic adversary could drive the two Asian giants to strengthen their Brics ties, but the way forward is far from clear.

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India

China’s Himalayan mega dam deepens India’s water worries

Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy the waters.

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