Foreign Affairs experts reacted to the "arbitrary detention" of an Indian national, Prema Wangjom Thongdok, at Shanghai International Airport, calling it unusual and unfortunate at a time when India-China ties are coming back on track.
India has issued a strong demarche to the Chinese side, in Beijing and in Delhi, over the incident of the Indian national Prema Wangjom Thongdok, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh, facing harassment from Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Pudong Airport, sources said on Monday.
Defence Expert Sanjeev Srivastava on Friday, hailed the recent news of the resumption of issuance of tourist visas to Chinese citizens worldwide, calling it a constructive development in the bilateral ties.
The fresh move followed some sequence of steps taken earlier this year, comprising the January 2025 agreement between India and China when the two countries agreed to resume direct passenger flights.
GTRI also suggested some guardrails that are required to prevent the import flood. It said, to mitigate these risks, India must immediately put in place a targeted import-management strategy.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday said that relations between Indian and China have improved since last October, following dialogue between the leaders of the two nations to bring "normalcy."
India and China reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining peace and tranquillity along the border, noting significant progress since last year's disengagement agreements, during the 23rd round of the Corps Commander Level Meeting held at the Chushul-Moldo border point, the Ministry of Exte
The IndiGo flight carried 176 passengers and was celebrated with a ceremonial lamp lighting attended by a passenger, airport officials, and airline representatives.
The Dialogue is being held on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and China. A 9-member delegation led by Ambassador Sujan R Chinoy, Director-General, MP-IDSA, will travel to Chengdu for the dialogue.
"At the moment with the drive towards normalisation on the border, that is disengagement, patrolling, grazing if not de-escalation and de induction, there is a path that has been laid down since October 21. We have to see whether this will be fulfilled", professor Kondapalli told ANI in a
China's Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, urged stronger China-India ties, resumption of direct flights, and enhanced economic and people-to-people exchanges. Speaking at a seminar on the 80th anniversary of China's War of Resistance, he highlighted historical friendship, global responsibi