The NATO summit, recently concluded in Madrid, Spain, released the bloc's new Strategic Concept, pointing a finger at Russia and defining China as a "systemic challenge." NATO also invited non-NATO members in the Asia-Pacific region to attend the summit, including Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. It...More

India, a South Asian power that has shown significant differences in attitude toward Russia and other three members of the four-nation coalition Quad, is expected to maintain its autonomy and continues to be cautious about the US-proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for the sake of its own interests...More

The overwhelming assumption in the West is that the world, with a few exceptions, is strongly opposed to Russia's military actions in Ukraine. The West itself, including the great majority of Europe, seems to be of one voice in its condemnation. But worldwide the picture is rather more...More

The newly signed roadmap by India and France on the blue economy and ocean governance has been, not surprisingly, hyped by some nationalist Indian media outlets as Delhi's latest efforts to counter so-called China's aggressive policies in the Indo-Pacific region, which are seen by Chinese analysts as another...More

China and India held the 13th round of corps commander-level talks on Sunday. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Western Theater Command released a statement early Monday morning, saying that China has made tremendous efforts to ease and calm the border situation, while India insisted on unreasonable and...More

As India has reportedly launched an information war against China and Pakistan, some Indian think tank has proactively fired false countercharges. The think tank Law and Society Alliance launched its report on Friday, entitled "Mapping Chinese Footprints and Influence Operations in India." The 76-page study report enumerates "the...More

India has long praised itself as the largest democracy in the world. It is therefore favored by the US and the West, allowing itself to enjoy a benign environment for development. However, democratic chaos has been repeated in this South Asian country, making it a target of criticism...More

While China is keen to come to an early and proper settlement of the border issue with India, some political lunatics in India have been advocating a border war with China without considering the consequences. Pro-war political madness will bring nothing but catastrophe to India. As China's national...More

In an opinion piece published in The Australian newspaper on Monday, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott claimed when it came to Australia's trade policy the "answer to almost every question about China is India." "Because trade deals are about politics as much as economics, a swift deal...More

China and India have wrapped up the 12th round of corps commander level meeting, in which the two sides constructively discussed the resolution of remaining areas related to disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector of border areas, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced...More

New Delhi. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India demanded that the United States government lift the inhumane and criminal blockade imposed six decades ago on Cuba. A joint statement by both left-wing political organizations sent to Prensa Latina pointed out that Washington...More

Recently, 33 former Indian ambassadors signed an open letter defending the Modi administration's current foreign policy, including toward China. They argued that Modi's foreign policy shows "clear continuities" in key areas compared with the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) governments. They even rebuked...More

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit the US from Monday to Friday. Before the visit, Jaishankar's remarks on an event hosted by The Financial Times and The Indian Express laid out India's geopolitical calculus in a world that is being shaped by two dominant powers -...More

Chinese exporters of personal protective equipment (PPE) are seeing surging demand from India that has their factories working around the clock, as the South Asian country reels from shortages of medical oxygen and other epidemic-related devices amid a devastating second wave of the coronavirus. However, even as they...More

Under tremendous pressure, the US, which has remained silent in face of the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in India, an important partner to Washington's Indo-Pacific strategy, over the weekend, finally responded positively, pledging medical aid such as raw materials for vaccines and oxygen concentrators. Such a U-turn in attitude...More