Jaishankar, Wang Yi meet in Moscow amid LAC standoff

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday held talks in Moscow on the four-month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh amid rising tensions, in the......

China pledges support to Taliban, asks them not to back Uyghur fighters

China on Wednesday feted Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, praising the insurgent group as an 'important military and political force' in Afghanistan and asked it to make a 'clean break'......

China's Covid overtures don't impress India

India has realised that one can only deal with China from a position of strength and that is not palatable to Beijing, observes Dr Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Tankers filled with medical oxygen in......

Rajnath likely to address Parliament on Sino-India issue on Tuesday

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to make a statement in Parliament on Tuesday on the continuing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control in eastern......

Prague Masters: Aravindh inches closer to title

Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram came within striking distance of winning his first major tournament after an easy draw with David Navara of Czech Republic in the eighth and penultimate round of......

How GM Chitambaram scripted history in Prague

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won the Prague Masters, his first major title, finishing ahead of established names like compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, in Prague on Friday.......

Prague Masters: Praggnanandhaa draws with Navara

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa faced the Ragozine out of a Queen's gambit declined as white and did not get much to have a go in the ensuing middle game. Photograph: Harry Gielen/FIDE India's Grandmaster......

India has a new chess hero!

Indian GM Aravindh wins Prague Masters IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's Aravindh C ended on six points out of a possible nine after his three victories and six draws in the tournament. Photograph: Kind......

Praggnanandhaa to meet Navara in Prague Masters opener

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will have five games as white in the 10-player nine rounds tournament, which adds to his advantage of being one of the favourites to annex the Prague......