New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Emphasising that India has consistently respected China’s sovereignty, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday asserted that it is Beijing that has illegally occupied Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 1963. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India’s objection to Chinese infrastructure projects in these regions and maintained that New Delhi has legitimate grounds to raise concerns over sov…
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Washington/Manila, July 23 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that his lengthy meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi focused on laying the groundwork for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the US in September, while stressing that Washington and Beijing must continue talking despite big strategic differences. Speaking to reporters after the meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN-related meetings in Manila on Wednesday (Washington time), Rubio said the extended talks r…
Manila, July 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that the ties between India and China have been gradually normalising since the 2024 meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan. In his opening remarks during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Manila on Wednesday, EAM Jaishankar called for fair market access and trade balance.”Since the meeting of our leaders in Kazan in 2024, relations between India a…
Manila, July 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a wide-ranging discussion with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila, Philippines, focusing on bilateral relations, border stability and key regional and global developments.EAM Jaishankar shared details of the meeting in a post on X, saying he held discussions with Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Politburo, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and the ASEAN Regional Forum.In hi…
Washington, July 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet India and other Quad partners during a Southeast Asia visit, even as Washington and Beijing prepare for an expected US visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September. Rubio said the ASEAN Summit would be the primary focus of his visit. It would also give him an opportunity to hold bilateral and regional meetings.“This summit, ASEAN, is our primary way of engaging the region. We’re committed to it,” Rubio told report…
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…
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…