How India must play new round of Chinese checkers

China's white paper on Asia-Pacific security cooperation extends an olive branch to India.It mentions India 15 times -- a record in all Chinese white papers issued so far.New Delhi's response will......

What China's hiked defence spending means for India

Assuming the official defence allocations represent the true picture, the $142 billion figure still represents a phenomenal increase and surpasses that of Japan ($42 billion), India ($40 billion),......

Military ties: India and China try to 'break the ice'

Srikanth Kondapalli on the significance of Chinese military official Gen Ma Xiaotian's visit to India. China military's Deputy Chief of General Staff General Ma Xiaotian visited India for the 4th......

Why China is wary of Middle-East uprisings

Srikanth Kondapalli says that while China had scuttled popular outpouring a number of times before, a prairie fire is raging across the country. The Mandarins in China are warily watching the......

Badminton at CWG: Sindhu, Srikanth, Sen sail into quarters

IMAGE: PV Sindhu celebrates. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Star Indian shuttlers, including P V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, registered easy wins to storm into the......

CWG Badminton: India beat Australia in final league match

IMAGE: PV Sindhu in action during the singles match against Australia's Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Stephen Pond/Getty Images Already through to the......

In shooting's absence, India hopes to make 'surprise' gains in CWG 2022

India remains far from becoming a sporting superpower, the CWG have been a happy hunting ground for the largest nation in the Commonwealth IMAGE: A street decorated ahead of the Commonwealth Games......

Big blow for Saina, Srikanth's Tokyo Olympic hopes

IMAGE: Saina Nehwal's qualification for the Tokyo Games hinged on the Kuala Lumpur event followed by the Singapore Open (June 1-6). Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images The Malaysia Open......

Will Sindhu end long wait for Commonwealth Games gold?

IMAGE: PV Sindhu won a bronze medal and a silver in the last two editions of Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images Star shuttlers, including P V Sindhu, will chase individual......