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Mon, Jan 3, 2022
2022 Will Determine Xi's Political Future

Xi does not want to risk any political or economic crisis complicating his...

Thu, Dec 16, 2021
India mum on report about Modi meeting Xi, Putin

Russian news agency TASS, quoting a Kremlin official, said holding of the RIC...

Wed, Nov 17, 2021
Why Xi Is In A Hurry About Arunachal Pradesh

'Xi is keen that the remaining three territories still outside the Chinese...

Tue, Nov 16, 2021
Xi talks tough with Biden, says China can't be stopped

The highly-anticipated summit, which began early Tuesday, is the third...

Ties with US at crossroads: China post Xi-Biden meet

During a daily briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao...

Biden to Xi: Will uphold commitments in Indo-Pacific

President Biden underscored that the United States will 'continue to stand up...

When Joe And Xi Met

United States President Joe Biden and Chinese's wannabe supreme leader Xi...

Mon, Nov 15, 2021
Danger grows as Xi made 'Chairman of Everything'

Support from the committee gives Xi an indefinite extension on the reins of...

Thu, Nov 11, 2021
CPC endorses Xi for unprecedented 3rd term

A high-profile conclave of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) has...

Cold war era could return to Asia-Pacific, warns Xi

'The Asia-Pacific region cannot and should not relapse into the confrontation...

Mon, Nov 8, 2021
China's CPC conclave begins to endorse 3rd term for Xi

Xi, 68, holds China's all three power centres -- General-Secretary of the...

Fri, Oct 29, 2021
Xi Plays Tibet Card, Appoints Hardliner

Wang Junzheng, Tibet's new Communist party boss, is on a number of sanctions...

Mon, Oct 18, 2021
Why Xi Hates This Lady

An independent Taiwan under President Tsai Ing-wen's Democratic Progressive...

Mon, Sep 27, 2021
Xi's foreign policy bad for India-China relations

Chinese foreign policy will acquire a more ideological and less pragmatic...

Wed, Sep 22, 2021
Talks, cooperation key to solve disputes: Xi at UNGA

Amidst escalating tension in ties with the US, Chinese President Xi Jinping...

PLA Unrest: Why Xi Is Worried

Protests at this time when efforts are underway to strengthen the PLA and...

Mon, Sep 13, 2021
Xi praises PLA's model border battalion in Tibet

Xi commended the battalion members for their remarkable efforts in guarding...

Thu, Sep 9, 2021
China building 30 airports in Tibet and Xinjiang?

About 30 airports have been either built or under construction in Tibet and...

Wed, Sep 8, 2021
Xi Jinping and Pomegranate Seeds

Why is China's supreme leader promoting Han Chauvinism so aggressively, asks...

Mon, Jul 26, 2021
Why did Xi meet PLA generals?

Important for India was Xi's meeting with representatives of PLA officers and...

Sat, Jul 24, 2021
Xi's Tibet visit: Bad Signal for India?

Xi's visit to Nyingchi, bordering Arunachal Pradesh, signals China's opening...

Sat, Jul 3, 2021
Xi's domestic challenges in months ahead

There is simmering disquiet in the Communist party and the world is watching...

Thu, Jul 1, 2021
'Neither Xi or Modi listen to other opinions'

'Both have a very nationalistic view of foreign policy.''They think they are...

Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Xi plans to use CCP centenary to serve his goals

With his eye on next year's Party Congress, Xi Jinping is using the CCP's...

Mon, Jun 21, 2021
Class XII results will be out by July 31: SC told

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian...

Tue, Jun 15, 2021
Mr Xi, what have you gained in Ladakh?

'Why did your generals try to grab a few square kilometres of Indian...

Mon, Jun 14, 2021
Fear of Pandemic, Xi and Putin unite G7

As President Biden moves ahead with a new 'strategic concept' for China and...

Thu, Jun 10, 2021
Is Xi likely to be overthrown?

China's presence in the international dog house is just the kind of...

Sat, Jun 5, 2021
Modi, Xi can solve their issues without help: Putin

Asserting that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi...

Fri, Jun 4, 2021
Is Xi Scared of Tiananmen 1989?

Why omit the Tiananmen massacre from the history of China's Communist party,...

Wed, Jun 2, 2021
Tone down aggression: Xi to Chinese media, diplomats

President Xi Jinping has called for better international communication,...

Tue, Jun 1, 2021
Centre cancels CBSE XII board exams

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Modi in which it...

Mon, May 31, 2021
Dom's Take: Xi, World Wants to KNOW!

Dominic Xavier's take on the ongoing global debate about the origin of the...

Mon, May 17, 2021
Why Xi's China resembles Nazi Germany

Chinese hubris and the slippery slope it finds itself on have important...

Mon, Mar 1, 2021
What can we next expect from Xi?

It will be interesting to see whether India-China border tensions figure...

Thu, Feb 11, 2021
US Prez Biden speaks with China's Xi for first time

This was the first phone call between the two leaders after Biden was sworn...

Mon, Feb 8, 2021
Biden will keep the pressure on Xi

Neither Biden nor his successors can any longer ignore the threat China has...

Tue, Feb 2, 2021
CBSE Class X, XII board exams to begin from May 4

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Tuesday the...

Fri, Jan 22, 2021
Beware of Xi's secret army!

India, Taiwan and countries with large numbers of Tibetans, Uyghurs and...

Thu, Jan 14, 2021
Xi's mega projects: Should India worry?

After the Ladakh fiasco where Xi Jinping did not expect the Indian Army to...

Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Time on China's side as world faces turbulence: Xi

Xi spoke of the importance of implementing the new development philosophy and...

Tue, Jan 5, 2021
Be ready to 'act at any second': Xi Jinping to PLA

The PLA, as the military force of the Communist Party of China, must...

Wed, Nov 25, 2020
China's Xi finally congratulates Biden on victory

Xi said he hopes that the two sides will uphold the spirit of non-conflict,...

Sat, Nov 7, 2020
Modi, Xi likely to come face-to-face on Nov 10

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said Modi will lead the...

Fri, Nov 6, 2020
'Xi has tied his feet too tightly to walk'

'Having tied himself in knots, he just might take a decision which is...

Thu, Oct 22, 2020
How Modi can thwart Xi

'The world does not care about the tension on our border.''India has to...

Fri, Oct 16, 2020
MUST READ! Did Modi ignore Xi's betrayal in Ladakh?

Did Xi deliver a message to Modi at Mamallapuram, which though couched in a...

Thu, Oct 15, 2020
China's Xi tells troops to focus on preparing for war

This military visit came amid heightened tensions between China and United...

Mon, Oct 12, 2020
'Xi Jinping has got himself in a mess'

'If one puts the context of what Xi Jinping said at the UN about not wanting...

Mon, Oct 5, 2020
BRICS virtual summit: Modi, Xi to come face-to-face

For the first time since the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops along...

Sat, Oct 3, 2020
China's Xi wishes Trump, Melania speedy recovery

In a message to Trump, Xi, 67, said that after learning US President Trump...

Thu, Oct 1, 2020
China and Xi want India to fail

By jettisoning the vision of multilateral world in favour of a Han Empire,...

Thu, Sep 17, 2020
Going to war will cost China and Xi dear

'How Xi Jinping will withdraw the aggression and justify it to his Communist...

Mon, Sep 7, 2020
Ladakh crisis: Why doesn't Modi speak to Xi?

'It is astonishing that such a serious issue be handled in so casual and...

Fri, Aug 21, 2020
China and Pakistan are good brothers, says Xi

Xi made the remarks in a verbal message to Pakistani President Arif Alvi,...

Mon, Aug 3, 2020
India is paying for Modi's wooing of Xi

'China was a relationship from which Mr Modi had expected the most it...

Wed, Jul 29, 2020
China under Xi has become very bullish: Nikki Haley

Indian-American Haley, in an interview to Fox News, said the Chinese were...

Fri, Jul 24, 2020
Modi's India First angers Xi

'China is constantly probing India's weaknesses.''The challenge is to...

Sat, Jul 18, 2020
Why Xi Jinping's fantasy will be crushed by reality

'Ladakh is a tiny salami-slice issue.''The big one for China is Arunachal...

Fri, Jul 10, 2020
Has Xi Jinping gone bonkers?

'It doesn't look as if any sensible, worldly wise, person is in charge in...

Tue, Jun 30, 2020
Chinese reserve forces brought under Xi's leadership

Currently, the reserve forces are under the dual leadership of military...

Mon, Jun 29, 2020
Who will blink first? Xi or Modi?

'There is a compulsion to look hard, decisive, and risk-taking; start...

Sat, Jun 20, 2020
Uttam's Take: Modiji, don't trust Xi!

What use is it talking to the Chinese?

Mon, Jun 15, 2020
Maha: Classes for std IX, X, XII to begin from July 1

A circular issued on Monday stated that "schools not located in red zone can...

Tue, May 26, 2020
Scale-up battle preparedness, Xi tells Chinese army

Xi ordered the military to think about worst-case scenarios, scale up...

Sat, May 16, 2020
Don't want to talk to Xi right now: Trump

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters that US President...

Is threat to Xi behind India-China clashes?

'The Ladakh clashes are mere warning signals of the storm to come on May 22...

Thu, Apr 30, 2020
Fight against COVID-19 strategic achievement: Xi

China's National Health Commission on Thursday said the country reported only...

Mon, Feb 24, 2020
Coronavirus China's biggest health emergency: Xi

President Xi, who attended a meeting in Beijing to double efforts in...

Mon, Feb 10, 2020
China thanks Modi for letter to XI on coronavirus

'India's acts of goodwill fully demonstrate its friendship with China'

Sun, Feb 9, 2020
PM offers India's help to Xi to deal with coronavirus

Narendra Modi also conveyed to Xi his appreciation for facilitating...

Thu, Dec 26, 2019
India-China ties 'improving', thanks to Modi, Xi: PLA

'We should carefully handle issues concerning each other's core interests. We...

Tue, Oct 22, 2019
Mr Xi: When will you return China occupied Ladakh?

'China physically occupies about 45,000 sq km of J&K as claimed by India,...

Wed, Oct 16, 2019
Can India trust China?

'Keeping Kashmir out of the informal summit does not mean that they have...

Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Did India, China really connect in Chennai?

'India's relationship with China has been and will continue to be complex,...

Mon, Oct 14, 2019
Why Xi did not raise Kashmir with Modi

'The Chinese made their point repeatedly after August 5. They backed Pakistan...

Attempt to split China will be 'crushed': Xi in Nepal

Beijing views the India-based Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan...

Chennai Connect doesn't improve India-China trade ties

China had been trying hard to enter the Indian market, without opening its...

Sun, Oct 13, 2019
PM reveals what was he carrying while plogging

The prime minister tweeted a video on Twitter about himself picking up litter...

Will China throw a lifeline for India's agri exports?

On the occasion of Chinese president Xi Jinping's two-day visit, Indian...

Sat, Oct 12, 2019
Kashmir not raised or discussed at Modi-Xi summit: FS

India said a new mechanism will be set up for issues relating to trade and...

Gifts, beach stroll: Day 2 of Modi-Xi summit

On Day 2 of the summit, Modi and Xi held a fresh round of one-on-one...

'Chennai connect' begins new era in ties: Modi to Xi

The prime minister started off his remarks at the meeting in Tamil, welcoming...

PM Modi goes 'plogging' on Mahabalipuram beach

Ahead of his second round of informal summit with Chinese President Xi...

Fri, Oct 11, 2019
Modi, Xi discuss terrorism, trade over dinner

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar described the engagement...

In veshti, PM strikes a chord with Xi at Mahabalipuram

Xi and Modi are scheduled to hold informal summit talks on Friday evening and...

Annam lamp, Thanjavur painting: Modi's gifts to Xi

The lamp has a round base decorated with beautiful patterns. It has slender...

WATCH: Modi, Xi attend traditional dance event

Modi was seen drumming his fingers rhythmically while Xi keenly watched the...

Xi arrives in Chennai to a traditional welcome

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Chennai to a grand welcome on Friday,...

Sneak peek into Xi's hotel during meet with Modi

India is leaving no stone unturned in the grand welcome and stay of China's...

Glad to be in TN: PM tweets in English, Chinese, Tamil

Modi arrived by a special flight from Delhi and was received by Tamil Nadu...

When Nehru rebuffed China's demand for Ladakh

The Indians felt that if they acceded to Chinese claims in Ladakh, Beijing...

How Modi, Xi can tackle the trade deficit

'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a...

Thu, Oct 10, 2019
Stage set for 2nd Modi-Xi summit amid Kashmir tension

Government sources also said there was no question of any discussion on the...

PHOTOS: Gala reception awaits Xi at Mahabalipuram

On his arrival, Xi will be welcomed by traditional peformances including...

'Modi-Xi summit to focus on moving beyond differences'

'Xi's meeting with Modi in the southern Indian city of Chennai on Friday and...

India, China pose no threat to each other: Envoy

The Summit will take bilateral relations to a higher level and have a major...

Three issues for Modi and Xi to consider

'This novel format of diplomacy -- the informal summit -- will not only...

Explained: What ails India China relationship

'A lack of strategic trust and the 'persistent security dilemma' prevails...

Cong nudges PM to corner China over Hong Kong

Following the Chinese president's comments on Kashmir, India in a quick...

China backs Pakistan on Kashmir

'The scheduling of Imran Khan's visit to Beijing and its focus on the J&K...

Rolling out the red carpet for Modi-Xi meet

Ahead of the India-China summit, Mahabalipuram, the ancient coastal town near...

Wed, Oct 9, 2019
India delivers blunt message on Xi-Imran Kashmir talks

'China is well aware of our position. It is not for other countries to...

Modi, Xi to meet in Chennai on October 11-12

Xi will attend the second informal meeting with Modi at Mahabalipuram near...

China 'observing' situation in Kashmir: Xi tells Imran

Xi said China is ready to work with Pakistan to forge a closer China-Pakistan...

India is ready to play tough with China

'India's preference today seems to be to exploit the deepening chill in...

Mon, Oct 7, 2019
What Modi, Xi will discuss in Mahabalipuram

The focus of the talks will be to ensure mutual development and expanding...

Why Modi chose Mahabalipuram as venue to meet Xi

Xi's presence in Mahabalipuram is more of a political message by Modi to the...

Sat, Oct 5, 2019
Buddha, fighting bulls to welcome Modi, Xi

The historic coastal town is witnessing a flurry of activity, including...

Thu, Oct 3, 2019
Modi-Xi meet: HC nod to TN govt to allow banners

The state government had on Tuesday sought the court's permission to erect...

What Modi must tell Xi

Modi should bluntly ask Chinese President Xi Jinping why he was willing to...

Tue, Oct 1, 2019
Imran set to visit China ahead of Xi's India tour

According to some media reports, the Modi-Xi informal summit could take place...

Thu, Sep 26, 2019
How Mahabalipuram is readying for Modi-Xi show

Surfing schools shut, roadside shops moved out, road being relaid, 10,000...

Mon, Sep 23, 2019
India, US a vital check on China's ambitions: WSJ

Describing it as a "spectacle in Houston", the Wall Street Journal said Trump...

Fri, Sep 20, 2019
Prep begins in Mahabalipuram ahead of Modi-Xi meet

The Chinese delegation took stock of various aspects, including security and...

Thu, Sep 19, 2019
Kashmir: 'China must change its position'

'The government's August 5 decision has impacted India-China relations, but...

Wed, Sep 18, 2019
AIADMK cadres are wary about Modi-Xi show

'To them, the day may not be far off when the state BJP starts claiming and...

Kashmir won't be 'major topic' during Modi-Xi meet

'For this kind of informal summit, I think it is better to leave the leaders...

Tue, Jun 18, 2019
India-China: What's cooking?

'The fact that Modi and Xi exuded confidence to accelerate the negotiations...

Sat, Mar 2, 2019
MUST READ: How India, China can work together

'As China rises and India grows to reclaim their earlier positions on the...