The rise and rise of Bangladesh

'Beijing is comfortable with Hasina's pragmatism -- perceived as 'pro-India', but staying out of Indian orbit and receptive to forging close ties with China and yet, siding with neither neighbour,'......

India, China discuss incursions, review ties

India and China on Tuesday discussed the recent spate of incursions and ways to maintain peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the border areas. During the 5th round of......

India should shed 'strategic anxiety' and join BRI: Chinese media

India should shed its "strategic anxiety" over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and join the Belt and Road Initiative to become a cooperative partner and not a rival, a state-run Chinese news......

PM meets Chinese counterpart; discusses bilateral ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang who insisted that the world's two largest developing countries have more common interests than divergences, as the......

China pledges $124bn for Silk Road, terms it 'project of the century'

China on Sunday described its new Silk Road initiative as ‘a project of the century’ with President Xi Jinping pledging to pump in a whopping $124 billion (Rs 8 lakh crore) for......

Tricks of trade: How South Asian network can help India

The Greater Mekong Sub-region economic corridors initiative offers a model that should be duplicated in South Asia, notes Barun Roy. Slowly but surely, the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) is moving......

Asian Infra Investment Bank: An opportunity for India

The formidable intentions of AIIB and the new transnational corridors project are both a challenge and an opportunity for India, notes Akshay Mathur. The announcement by Britain, France,......

Chinese firms to team-up with India for rail projects

Chinese firms are teaming with Indian companies to jointly bid for five high-speed railway projects in India in an apparent attempt to compete with Japan's plans to build bullet trains. The Indian......