China or US? India must have a master strategy in this poker game
HINDUSTAN TIMES | Modi is taking India into a situation where a non-zero sum outcome in its relations with the United States and China will be increasingly unlikely.
Will Modi-Xi Succeed in Doing What Their Predecessors Couldn’t?
NDTV | They may well have a five-year window but political time does have a way of flying faster than a normal calendar.
Debate: How far can India and China go?
NDTV HINDI | Ravish is one of the best anchors in the business. I took part in his show on the eve of Xi Jinping’s visit and was impressed with the ground he covered.
Look at China with confidence, not anxiety
MINT | From India’s perspective, Xi Jinping needs to ensure the preservation of peace and tranquility along the boundary
Calibrating India’s terms for engagement with Japan
BUSINESS STANDARD | Sticking points in the India-Japan nuclear deal and how Tokyo can fix them
Eastern promise, western fears
Indians may be suspicious of China and the Chinese of India. But it is the West which does not want to accept the strategic consequences of a rising Asia… 25 … Continue reading
Time to reset the India-China relationship
Sixty years have already elapsed without the boundary issue being settled. Waiting a few more years should not be a problem for either side, especially if it helps to ‘deterritorialise’ … Continue reading
My interview to a Chinese magazine on Obama’s visit to India
Sanlian LifeWeek, “one of the most widely circulated weekly magazines in China with 300,000 readers per week in more than 30 Chinese big cities” contacted me last week to get … Continue reading
‘Going to the media accentuates India, China differences’
The following is a partial, rush transcript of the part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s press conference in Hua Hin, Thailand on Sunday dealing with India-China relations. The transcript was … Continue reading
India, China agree to disagree on border, not peace
Contentious issues like the boundary and water projects were discussed but not the Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh. Premier wen agreed that technical experts could discuss Indian concerns … Continue reading
World big enough for India and China, says Wen Jiabao
Echoing the words of Manmohan Singh from a few years back, China also tries to focus on cooperation rather than conflict… 25 October 2009The Hindu World big enough for India … Continue reading
Manmohan to seek end to verbal sparring with China
India is aware of the political complexities of the Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh… 24 October 2009The Hindu Manmohan to seek end to verbal sparring with China Siddharth … Continue reading
Delhi upset over separate Chinese visas for Kashmiris
The message as seen by the Indian side: China does not believe Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and is, in a sense, reiterating its intent to … Continue reading
Visa standoff leaves Kashmiri students in limbo
India will not accept China travel document that is not stamped in passport … 30 September 2009The Hindu Visa standoff leaves Kashmiri students in limbo Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: Chinese … Continue reading
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