Maritime row between China and Philippines flares up

The maritime row between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea has flared up as Manila with tacit United States backing lined up its naval ships at the disputed island to challenge......

Atalji@100: Vajpayee's Unmatched Legacy

It was good fortune for India to have Atal Bihari Vajpayee lead the government at a crucial moment in our history. He avoided India meeting the fate of Iraq or Ukraine, asserts military historian......

Is Nuclear Deal PM Singh's Biggest Achievement?

The India-US nuclear deal was aimed at ending India's nuclear isolation and nuclear apartheid, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Then prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh with then US undersecretary of......

We need to talk more, say India and China at strategic dialogue

China and India on Wednesday held their upgraded strategic dialogue to shore up bilateral ties amid hectic parleys to resolve differences over Beijing's reluctance to support India's bid for......

Why US fears crippling cyber attack from China

One subject of the third round of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be cybersecurity. Part of Secretary of Defence Robert Gates's proposed Strategic Security Dialogue, it......

US to push China to let yuan strengthen faster

The Obama Administration will push Beijing to let the yuan strengthen faster at next week's US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, as well as call for implementation of an agreement on......

Trade with China: Montek plays down security concerns

Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia today played down the security issues associated with the supply of equipment from Chinese telecom companies and invited Chinese......

India, China ink 11 MoUs worth $5.2 bn

Giving a fillip to the economic ties between the two countries, India and China on Monday inked 11 agreements entailing investment of $5 billion (about Rs 27,865 crore).The memoranda of......