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China-India relations
Breaking news, analysis and opinion on relations between China and India, the second and seventh largest economies in the world, covering trade, military, border issues and tensions between Beijing and New Delhi.
last updated:
16 October, 2024
The Gwadar New International Airport opened on January 20, 2025 Photo: Photo: X/Chinese Embassy in Pakistan
Pakistan

Gwadar airport opening boosts China-Pakistan ties but raises India’s concerns

The airport is expected to boost trade and connectivity, but also intensifies India’s concerns about China’s potential military presence in the region.

India

China and India agree to resume direct flights and deepen river cooperation

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India

Should India be worried about warmer US-China ties?

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Diplomacy

Wang Yi calls for greater China-India measures to foster ties

Indian foreign secretary’s visit to Beijing an opportunity to boost understanding, Chinese foreign minister says.

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India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is in Beijing following a breakthrough in bilateral ties in October when the neighbours agreed on troop disengagement along their disputed border. Photo: AFP
India

Russia’s ‘Afghan Quad’ overtures to India hit a China, Pakistan stumbling block

Moscow wants India to join a coalition alongside its old adversaries, plus Iran – but New Delhi doesn’t seem all that keen.

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China manufacturing

China tells India Tibetan mega dam will not be at ‘expense of neighbours’

The Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project has raised concerns it will cause water shortages downstream in India, where it is a vital resource.

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India

India’s bet on AI-enabled warships needs boost to counter China, experts say

While India’s first AI-enabled warship enhances its capabilities in the Indian Ocean, experts warn that more vessels are needed to counter China’s growing presence.

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Crew members onboard the naval combatant INS Surat, a stealth guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. Photo: AFP
India

Should India be worried about Sri Lanka and China’s growing cooperation?

The new deals ‘signal a deepening of China’s influence in Sri Lanka’ and revive concerns of a debt trap, analysts say.

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India

Closer India-China ties: an unintended consequence of Trump’s tariffs threats?

A shared economic adversary could drive the two Asian giants to strengthen their Brics ties, but the way forward is far from clear.

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India

China’s Himalayan mega dam deepens India’s water worries

Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy the waters.

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The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in Tibet. Photo: AFP
India

India launches submarine, warships to guard against China in Indian Ocean

95 per cent of India’s trade moves in the Indian Ocean, amid a strong Chinese presence.

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India’s Navy Chief Dinesh Kumar Tripathi (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the deck of INS Nilgiri during its commissioning ceremony at a naval dockyard in Mumbai. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Opinion | 21st-century geopolitics is expanding beyond US, China to a four-party game

As the global strategic framework moves on from the uneasy period of US hegemony and China’s rise, a critical quadrilateral is forming.

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India

Opinion | Tibet’s quake is a seismic warning to China and India over their mega dam ambitions

Just as border tensions seemed to be easing, the Yarlung Tsangpo River project raises new questions between the two countries.

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India

India opens tunnel to China border, won’t reduce troops amid thaw in boundary row

The newly inaugurated Himalayan road tunnel gives India all-weather access to highly contested border zones with China and Pakistan.

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An Indian paramilitary soldier patrols near an electronic display in Srinagar welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate a strategic tunnel project that connects Kashmir with Ladakh on Monday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

New US sanctions on Russian oil aim to curb supply to China and India

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Russian oil producers Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas.

The logo of Russian energy giant Gazprom. Russian oil exports will be hurt severely by the new sanctions, which will force Chinese independent refiners to cut refining output going forward. Photo: EPA-EFE
Sri Lanka

With eyes on China and India, Sri Lanka lifts ban on foreign research vessels

The decision reflects Colombo’s efforts to stay non-aligned as it juggles India’s security concerns with China’s growing influence.

US-China relations

US consensus on countering China will keep Quad relevant under Trump: experts

The security grouping with Australia, Japan and India is unlikely to thrive as it has under Biden but remains important, observers say.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Dialogue can help China, India sidestep disputes over mega dam

To alleviate concerns and reduce tensions, greater transparency, consistent data sharing and diplomacy are essential.

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A man performs yoga on the banks of the Brahmaputra in Guwahati, India, on December 7. The river is central to the socioeconomic development of both India and China. Photo: AP
China's military weapons

New Chinese warplane triggers concerns over ‘strategic gap’ in India

Images of the plane released online last week are expected to increase the pressure on New Delhi to modernise its military.

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China-India border dispute

What will China’s new mega dam mean for India ties and Tibetan ecosystem?

Huge hydro project in Tibet could risk geological disasters and irk New Delhi as neighbours try to ease tensions, observers say.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Besides the border, 4 issues obstruct warmer China-India ties

Both nations share similarities but also sharp differences in how they see the international order, its future, multipolarity and the Global South.

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Can cultural exchanges fix ‘ambiguity and uncertainty’ in China-India ties?

Chinese expert on South Asia says the regional powers, long plagued by border disputes, should work harder to bridge perception gap.

Indian and Chinese troops greet each other along their disputed border on October 31 to mark Diwali, a major festival in India. Photo: AFP / Indian Army
China-India border dispute

‘Hard-won’ high-level China-India talks see agreement on six-point consensus

The meeting is part of a diplomatic mechanism that was halted after deadly clashes broke out along the Himalayan frontier five years ago.

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China-India border dispute

Top Chinese and Indian officials to discuss Himalayan border dispute this week

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to host India’s national security adviser Ajit Doval, a sign of improved Beijing-New Delhi ties.

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India

India adds Russian-built ship to navy amid rising Indo-Pacific security concerns

The INS Tushil joins the Western Fleet, enhancing naval capabilities and strategic focus in the Indo-Pacific amid growing tensions with China and Pakistan.

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Indian Navy personnel gathered during the commissioning ceremony of India’s latest multi-role stealth guided missile frigate INS Tushil, in the Baltic port of Kaliningrad. Photo: India’s Ministry of Defence/AFP
India

Indian opposition raises doubts over India-China border deal

Despite opposition concerns, analysts expect the deal to proceed driven by economic necessity and a desire to enhance trade between the two Asian giants.

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Indian and Chinese army greet each other along the Line of Actual Control on October 31. Photo: Indian Army/AFP
Diplomacy

Opinion | Is South Asia finally trending towards regional peace?

Relative to the region’s history and instability elsewhere in the world, South Asia can be seen as something of an oasis.

China, India vow to learn from 2020 border clash, keep talking to prevent repeat

Calls for openness mark first WMCC talks since both sides withdrew from face-off points along disputed western Himalayan border.

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