India Today’s Gaurav Sawant, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, interacted with Chinese robots on display. A robot named Xiao He was answering questions and performing tasks through the use of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic technology. The robots were asked questions about the ongoing SCO summit to which they answered…
PM Modi with Xi Jinping (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China after seven years is being closely watched, as New Delhi and Beijing prepare for a major reset against the backdrop of tariff diplomacy unleashed by US President Donald Trump.PM Modi’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen as…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Tianjin, China. (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed that India and China are “development partners, not rivals”, and the differences should not turn into…
Narendra Modi’s first visit to China in seven years represents far more than diplomatic courtesy. When the Indian Prime Minister meets Xi Jinping at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit, it will mark a critical juncture in one of the world’s most volatile relationships—a relationship defined by suspicion, betrayal, and competing ambitions for Asian dominance….
In March, when Trump escalated trade tensions with China, Beijing initiated discreet diplomatic communications with India. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s global tariff war has had one major consequence – India and China, the world’s second and fifth largest respectively – are growing closer, with focus on trade ties. The development is significant since…
NEW DELHI: The reopening of the Kailash Yatra route through Tibet has allowed Indian pilgrims to undertake the spiritual journey to Mount Kailash after a five-year hiatus, reflecting improving India-China relations. This year, Sadhguru, founder of the Isha Foundation, undertook the Yatra in a historic first — on a motorbike — demonstrating resilience after undergoing…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that India’s relationship with China should not be viewed through the prism of its ties with the United States. Speaking at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2025, Jaishankar said, “What I want you to understand is it’s not black and white. It’s not that…
Is there a sudden bonhomie between India and China? The flurry of activities amid US President Donald Trump’s tariff tornado might make one believe so, but what is being perceived as a thaw in ties is a part of the process Delhi and Beijing have engaged in since the 2017 Doklam crisis and the 2021…
NEW DELHI: For the first time post Covid, direct flights will finally resume between India and China very soon. Sources say while Chinese carriers can resume flights “from tomorrow”, Indian carriers need to do so some work before doing so. So India proposes to resume flights when airlines of both sides are able to do…
Ajit Doval with Wang Yi NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday met Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, as India continues to iron out strains in relations with China.During the meeting, Doval said last year’s meeting between PM Narendra Modi and China’s Xi Jinping has helped both nations to set a new…