Bhutan and China make progress in border talks Context As Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Bhutan’s Tandi Dorji met in Beijing on Tuesday, the two countries held their 25th round of boundary talks, which have been postponed since the previous round in 2016. […]
Sri Lanka moves towards RCEP; Bangladesh in queue Context Following India’s withdrawal from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement four years ago, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, two of India’s neighbours, are now evaluating their prospects of joining the fifteen-nation trading bloc. What is the […]
Rajnath lays the foundation stone for Nyoma airfield near the LAC in eastern Ladakh Context On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the vital Nechiphu tunnel on the axis to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh and effectively set the groundwork for the Nyoma airstrip in eastern […]
China, Bhutan hold first meeting on ‘delimitation’ of disputed boundary Context As officials from both sides met for four days in China and decided to expedite a boundary resolution, the newly formed joint technical team that China and Bhutan have established held its first meeting […]
Stapled visas for Arunachal athletes unacceptable: India Context After Beijing declined to grant standard visas to three Wushu players, India on Thursday raised a strong complaint and threatened to respond appropriately, calling China’s decision to reinstate the practice of “stapled visas” for Indian athletes from […]
India And China On The Depsang Plains Context : India and China remain far from reaching the goal of disengagement, de-escalation, and restoration of status quo ante to resolve the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as the 2020 impasse in Eastern Ladakh […]
China Constructing Model Villages Context: Along the LAC, other Xiaokang villages are being built, including one in the Chumbi valley that faces the strategically significant Siliguri corridor. Points to Ponder: In the Middle East and Eastern sectors, China is enlarging its network of model villages, […]
“Frank and in-depth” talks between India and China Context: India and China had “frank and in-depth” talks on the two remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Sunday, just days before the Chinese Defence Minister’s first visit to New Delhi since […]