INS Jatayu in Lakshadweep

India braces for China's growing muscle-flexing in the Indian Ocean

The establishment of a second naval base in Lakshadweep, INS Jatayu is a key part of this strategy.  It's a calculated move to counter China's influence in the Indian Ocean Region.

An Indo-Lankan naval task force in Palk Bay to meet China's strategic challenge?

China has tried to set up a hybrid renewable energy system mixed with solar, wind, and other renewables on three islands in the Jaffna Peninsula. It was later cancelled. There is no economic reason for hosting such a project in a place so close to India.

Can Australia overcome ASEAN divide to promote a common Indo-Pacific security vision?

Australia has succeeded in sending a strong message to both ASEAN and China. To ASEAN, Canberra has communicated its commitment both in economic and security terms. The keyword will be a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is in line with the overall security vision of the West. 

Why America and the West remain critical for Indo -Pacific security

The US meanwhile, remains resilient in its future demographic and economic growth projection and stability, alongside the prospects of India. The so-called rise of China is now reversing, and the perceived decline of the US and the West is not happening.

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Chinese expats comfortable in India despite rise in anti-Chinese sentiments

Chinese expatriates living in India have not been impacted by the deteriorating bilateral relations between the two countries

Maldives at high risk of debt distress from China: World Bank

The World Bank revealed that Maldives was included among nine countries ranked to be in debt distress or at high risk as a result of loans from China

India should not hesitate to start a trade war with China

Certainly, a trade war with India would not destabilise the Chinese economy in a big way, but it would cause concern to China, writes N.S.Venkataraman for South Asia Monitor

Nepal also has boundary issues with China

Pressure is mounting on Nepal to deal with boundary issues with China on a similar level as it did with India over its claim of Limpiyadhura, after media reports that several of its Himalayan villages are now in Chinese territory

New camps set up by China, India deploys more troops in Eastern Ladakh

The situation in the four flashpoints -- Galwan Valley, Hot Springs, Depsang and Pangong Lake -- in Eastern Ladakh is still tense despite military-level talks between India and China ending on a positive trajectory, sources said on Thursday

Government of China, Chinese Embassy were donors to RGF led by Sonia Gandhi

A startling revelation has come to light that the government of the Peoples Republic of China and the Chinese Embassy in India have been funding the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) led by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, reports IANS

Ladakh clashes: China hindered Indian patrols, attempted changes in status quo, says MEA

The stopping of India's "normal, traditional patrolling pattern" in the Galwan Valley area by Chinese troops in early May led to a tense situation across the Line of Actual Control and caused the relationship between two countries to deteriorate, India's Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday

'CPEC to be game-changer for Pakistan's Balochistan'

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be a game-changer for Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, according to experts

Pakistan signs $2.4bn tripartite agreement with China for Kohala hydropower project

A tripartite agreement was signed on Thursday between a Chinese company and the governments of Pakistan and China for construction of a 1,124 megawatt hydropower project in Kohala costing $2.4 billion

Survey document shows Chinese encroachment in seven districts of Nepal

Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the agriculture ministry have refuted media reports of encroachment of Nepali territory by China on the northern border, but a document issued by the Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2017 shows that China had encroached 36 hectares of Nepal’s territory at 10 places along the northern border

China donates the third batch of COVID-19 medical aid to Sri Lanka

China on Wednesday donated its third batch of medical aid to Sri Lanka to help the country fight the COVID-19 epidemic to control and prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country

China tries to pacify families of 'unsung' PLA soldiers killed in Ladakh

China  is attempting to pacify the aggrieved families of the Chinese soldiers who were killed in clashes with Indian troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh's Galwan vVlley, without any official recognition from Beijing

Chinese brands fear acute shortage, price hike as containers stuck

Smartphone brands in India on Thursday said that if their containers carrying essential parts, components and accessories from China are not cleared by customs soon, there will be massive shortage and end users will only suffer

China says India betrayed accords, consensus

China on Thursday once again claimed the violent face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh was caused by India's "betrayal of consensuses and unilateral provocations" and that it "took place on the Chinese side"

Chinese guests not allowed in Delhi budget hotels

Chinese nationals will not be able to access budget hotel or guest house accommodation in the national capital, as the tussle between the Asian giants has led to an avalanche of anti-China sentiment in India