NEW DELHI: The joint statement issued by the Quad after the first leader-level summit harps on about a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific as the shared vision. In a subsequent joint article by the U.S. President and the prime ministers of India, Japan and Australia, the leaders talk about coercion and the need to apply […]Read More
‘Reforming’ Hong Kong China’s lawmakers want Hong Kong’s electoral system ‘reformed’, a move overwhelmingly endorsed at the fourth session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC). The Election Committee of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will undergo changes in shape, size and composition, with a new committee set up to vet qualifications of election […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Finally, a joint statement at the end of the first Quad summit on Friday, which was virtual but with the promise of the four leaders (U.S. President Biden, Prime Ministers Modi, Australia’s Morrison and Japan’s Suga), gathering for an “in person” summit later this year. At a briefing by Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: March 10, 1959 is marked as a day that changed Tibet’s history as the Chinese Communist Party’s(CCP) People’s Liberation Army cracked down on an uprising, killing and imprisoning hundreds of thousands of Tibetans. On ‘Talking Point’, China and Tibet Specialist, Claude Arpi, the Author of four volumes on Tibet-India relations 1947-1962 and Dorjee […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Beijing has no reason to be anxious about the Quad. Such sentiments voiced by former foreign secretary and China expert Vijay Gokhale, on the day the virtual Quad summit at the head-of-state level is being held, is welcome news for those who believe that apart from the Galwan clashes, Chinese apprehensions about the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Strange but true: there is a view among some people in Nepal that the Indian media is “not free” and, therefore, any report on Nepal by the aforesaid media reflects the line of thinking or even intent of the Indian government! The view is bizarre, to say the least. Nobody would know India […]Read More
DHARAMSHALA: “Tibet has become a place unimaginable for people living outside China, for every step that you take and every move that you make is censored and could possibly place you in interrogation camps,” said Rigzin (name changed to protect identity) who recently arrived in India from Tibet. He recounted how the authorities there inspected […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The first summit of the heads of government of the Quad—India, U.S., Japan and Australia—is expected as early as this week. It comes at a time the Biden administration has marked China as its biggest challenge. The other three countries in the Quad too have been at the receiving end of Chinese aggression […]Read More
China Targets 6 Per Cent Growth China has set a growth target of 6 per cent this year. Delivering the annual work report to the National People’s Congress, Premier Li Keqiang said: “In setting this target we have taken into account the recovery of economic activity.” He claimed that China was the only major economy to achieve positive […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Tomorrow and the day after, China will kick off separate meetings of the country’s top advisory and legislative bodies—Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC), respectively. Two sessions, as the annual gatherings are called, offer insights into the government’s focus areas and the direction of governance. This year’s […]Read More
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