With U.S.-South Africa ties in the deep freeze, it was notable to see the sheer size of the U.S. delegation sent to this week’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town – one of the most prominent industry gatherings and one of the few where the Global South gets a prominent voice.
The Trump administration’s famous Afrophobia seems (momentarily at least) tempered by its greed for minerals. It is reportedly walking ...
Category: India-China
China and India Meet to Calm Tensions, but Emphasize Different Priorities
Senior diplomats from China and India met in New Delhi on Tuesday for talks aimed at further de-escalating tensions between the two Asian neighbors. Chinese Executive Vice Minister Ma Zhaoxu met with India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on the sidelines of a ...
SCO Preview: Modi Heads to China Amid U.S. Tariff Shock
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left Northeast Asia this week, embarking on a two-stop trip that includes Japan and then China, where he will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which begins on Sunday. ...
Indian Prime Minister to Visit China as Tensions with U.S. Rise
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, will visit China for the first time in seven years. Modi will travel to Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in late August. The announcement further solidifies the diplomatic thaw between the two Asian giants, as India’s relationship ...
Modi Visits Ghana to Strengthen Ties as India Seeks to Rival China in Africa
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ghana's President John Mahama agreed on Wednesday to deepen security and mining ties during the first visit by an Indian leader in three decades. Resource-rich Ghana, seen as a beacon of democratic stability in Africa, ...
India’s Modi Visits Ghana en Route to BRICS Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due in Ghana on Wednesday, the first Indian leader to visit the cocoa-rich country in three decades as the Asian nation competes with China and Russia for economic influence in Africa. He is scheduled to hold ...
Analysis from Cobus van Staden
China, Bangladesh, and Pakistan Eye New Regional Grouping
The governments of China, Bangladesh, and Pakistan are reportedly in advanced talks to establish a new regional cooperation bloc. The Pakistani newspaper Express Tribune reported that the high-level meeting held between representatives of the three countries in Kunming on 19 June mainly focused on laying a new regional ...
Xi Echoes Modi’s “Dragon-Elephant Dance” Language as Relations Warm Up
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian President Droupadi Murmu that the two countries should work more closely together. In a call to mark 75 years of diplomatic relations, Xi told Murmu that the two giants should move together in a "Dragon-Elephant tango."
China’s Xi Meets Bangladesh Leader Yunus in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus in Beijing on Friday, state media reported, as Dhaka's frosty relations with neighboring India spur the administration to court new friends. Yunus took charge of Bangladesh last August after the toppling of ...
Mega-Dam Project Raises Tensions Between China and India
The Indian government has raised concerns following the news late last year that China has approved a large new hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. The Indian Foreign Ministry complained late last week that downstream countries’ use of the water would be affected by the ...
India-China Meeting Aims to Warm Up Ties as Trump Waits Around the Corner
Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday. The meeting is the latest step in normalizing relations along the two countries’ disputed border. Wang and Doval last met in September, a gathering ...
India and China Complete Troop Withdrawal
Indian and Chinese troops have finalized their pull-back from two key confrontation zones along their disputed border in the Himalayas. An unnamed Indian official confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday that the troop movements have been completed. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian ...
Key Sources of Contention Between China and India
By Mary Yang, with Bhuvan Bagga in New Delhi China and India are talking again after a years-long freeze, with leaders Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi meeting at a BRICS summit this week and the two sides striking a deal on ...