London, July 12 (IANS) China considers Iran as a second-tier partner while Pakistan continues to occupy a first-tier position. That asymmetry showcased during the recent conflict in West Asia as China did not send a single warship, missile battery or a soldier after the Israeli and American strikes killed Iran’s then-Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior military officials, a report has claimed. “China’s Iran strategy is not an alliance. It is a hedge, calibrated to the barrel a…
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Beijing, July 7 (IANS) India and China held discussions on expanding cooperation in trade, economy and people-to-people exchanges. The two sides agreed to strengthen efforts to fully implement the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping for stable and mutually beneficial relations that deliver tangible benefits to the people of both nations. The discussions were held during a meeting between India’s Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, and China’s Vice Minister…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Emphasising that development cooperation with Bangladesh is guided by a mutually agreed framework, India on Friday said its position on the Teesta River project has already been communicated to Dhaka and that it will take all related developments into account in its approach to the issue. Addressing the weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the remarks in response to a question on the Teesta River project…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and expressed his country’s readiness to work with India to implement the important consensus reached between leaders of the two nations, continuously enhance trust and dispel doubts, properly handle sensitive issues, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, maintain the positive momentum of bilateral ties, and jointly advance their respective modernisation processes. During the meeting, Wang stated t…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, during his meeting with the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, underlined that stable, predictable and constructive bilateral relations will contribute to enhanced trust and deeper understanding between the two sides. “NSA also emphasised the importance of sensitivity being consistently displayed to each other’s issues of core concern,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Tuesday whi…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday described the discussions held between National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as “forward-looking” and “constructive”. While addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that NSA Doval underlined that stable, predictable and constructive bilateral relations contribute to building of trust and better understanding betw…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, on Tuesday called on Indian Army General Upendra Dwivedi and exchanged views on the changing regional and global strategic environment. They also assessed measures aimed at deepening existing frameworks for bilateral cooperation and dialogue between India and China.In a statement shared on X, the Indian Army posted, “Shri Vikram K. Doraiswami, Ambassador of India to the People’s Republic of China, called on General Upendra…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval held a meeting with his counterpart Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on Monday on the sidelines of the BRICS NSAs’ Meeting in New Delhi. Both sides discussed India-South Africa bilateral ties, including exploring specific areas of developmental cooperation between the two countries.The two NSAs also exchanged views on ongoing regional and global developments.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) wrote on X that NSA Ajit Doval met Khumbu…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval held a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday on the sidelines of the two-day BRICS NSAs’ Meeting in New Delhi.During their discussions, both sides reviewed recent developments in bilateral relations and noted the progress towards gradual normalisation.“NSA Ajit Doval, KC met Member of the CPC Political Bureau and FM of China, Wang Yi on 22 June 2026 on the sidelines of the BRICS NSAs’ Meeting in…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India will host the BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting on June 22-23 under its chairship, bringing together top security officials from member countries to deliberate on evolving global security challenges and strengthen cooperation on key strategic issues. According to a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) press release, the meeting will be chaired by National Security Adviser Shri Ajit Doval and will see participation from National Security Advisers and heads …