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India Test Fires New Nuclear Ballistic Missile That Now Puts Beijing Within Range
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proudly congratulated India's state-run Defense Research and Development Organization on Monday for the successful launch of an Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile that can travel up to 5,000 km, putting the Chinese capital, Beijing, within striking distance. The key ...
Two Chinese Research Vessels Operating in the Indian Ocean Are Making New Delhi Very Anxious
A pair of Chinese research ships currently deployed to the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) have sparked renewed fears among observers in India that the vessels are gathering military intelligence. The ships, Xiang Yang Hong 01 and Xiang Yang Hong 03, are ...
India Deploys 10,000 Troops to Chinese Border, Beijing Says Move ‘Not Conducive to Easing Tensions’
The Indian military is bolstering its troop presence along its bitterly contested border with China with the addition of 10,000 soldiers. The troops will be part of a new northern command that will patrol a 537-kilometer stretch in the northern Himalayan ...
Countering China’s Influence in Asia Was a Major Focus of Indian Foreign Minister’s Visit to Japan
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar wrapped up a three-day visit to Japan on Saturday that included talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, with China as the central focus. "We affirmed Japan and India will further step up ...
Maldives Signs China Defense Deal as India Prepares Exit
The Maldives has signed a "military assistance" deal with China after ordering Indian troops deployed in the small but strategically-placed archipelago to leave, officials said Tuesday. Some 89 Indian military personnel in the country will be gone by May 10 after ...
Hints Emerge China Will Not Replace Wang Yi as Foreign Minister
It does not appear that China plans to replace its foreign minister, Wang Yi, as was widely speculated in the run-up to the annual legislative gathering known as the Two Sessions that started on Monday. Normally, when ministerial appointments are to be ...
India, China Border Talks End With a Positive Vibe But No Substantive Outcomes
Indian and Chinese military commanders wrapped up their 21st round of talks aimed at resolving escalating tensions along their disputed 3,200-kilometer border. The corps commander-level talks were held this week at the Chusual-Moldo meeting point in a region known as the Line of ...
Indian Military to Open New Facilities at Sea and in the Mountains to Counter China
The Indian military announced it will build a new naval facility in the Indian Ocean and restructure part of its deployment near the Himalayas near the border with China, both with an eye to counter Beijing's increased assertiveness in those theaters. The ...
Indian, Chinese FMs Shook Hands and Held a Brief Exchange at Munich Security Conference
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met very briefly with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday in an interaction that sparked a lot of buzz in India, but went wholly unnoticed in China. It's probably overstating ...
India Will be “Significantly Ahead” of China in Key Technologies, Says IT Minister
With Apple and other global technology companies moving some of their production out of China to other countries in Asia, there's a growing interest in whether a country like India, for example, is well positioned to rival China's dominance in tech manufacturing one day. ...
India Holds Sway Over the Maldives for Now but Not Forever, Says Scholar
The Maldives will remain under the political influence of India for the time being, but eventually, it will fall under the sway of China, according to Chinese scholar Zhu Fangfang, director of the Dhivehi Language Program at Beijing Foreign Studies University. ...
Concern Over China’s Growing Naval Presence Dominates Australian Indian Ocean Gathering
The foreign ministers from Australia and India both issued veiled critiques of China's military build-up in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) at a conference hosted by both countries in the western Australian city of Perth on Friday. The gathering brought together ...