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......

Meet India's medallists at Birmingham CWG

Indian athletes are on a roll at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games. With 55 medals thus far, India are 5th on the list of medal winners.    Rediff.com introduces you to the......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Saturday, August 6

IMAGE: Ravi Dahiya celebrates with Indian flag after defeating Nigeria's Ebikewenimo Welson in the men's Freestyle 57 kg wrestling gold medal match on Day 9 of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Friday, August 5

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia celebrates victory over Canada's Lachlan McNeil in the men's freestyle wrestling 65 kg final on Friday, Day 8 of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Al......

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 2022: How India fared on Thursday, August 4

IMAGE: India's Murali Sreeshankar poses on the podium with his silver medal from the men's long jump on Thursday, Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games, at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Photograph:......