China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on their election victory in the Lok Sabha elections.
India and Southeast Asia are emerging as top manufacturing hubs beyond China, driven by supply chain diversification, says a report by JLL, a commercial real estate and investment management company
Jairam also attacked PM Modi over his statement on the 2020 India-China face-off in Ladakh's Galwan Valley saying that the Prime Minister gave a clean chit to the Chinese weakening the negotiation position of India.
Triggering a fresh controversy, former Union Minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar referred to the 1962 Indo-China war as an "alleged Chinese invasion".
With over 500 of its tanks and infantry combat vehicles deployed in Eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army has created a record of sorts by setting up two of world's highest tank repair facilities in that area to support its operations there.
Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, handed over the working copy of the Letter of Credence to the acting Chief of Protocol, Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday.
Noting that China violated agreements in 2020 by bringing a number of forces along the LAC in Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India responded by counter-deploying troops and there is "very abnormal deployment" along the Line of Actual Control.
Asia remains the engine of economic growth and it is on track to deliver 60 per cent of global growth this year, said IMF Deputy Managing Director Okamura.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday that despite a challenge from China, India has counter-deployed and sent a record number of troops to the border.
Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong on Friday said that India and China boast of being time-honoured civilizations and are each other's important neighbours.