India’s rise coincides with China’s structural slowdown, reshaping Asia’s strategic landscape. For Malaysia, the choice is not between India and others—but between preparing early for India’s ascent or adjusting late. Prime Minister Modi’s visit represents a strategic inflection point. Deepening ties in defence, technology, semiconductors, energy, food security, education, and culture is not merely prudent—it is foundational to Malaysia’s long-term prosperity, security, and strategic autonomy.
But in NSS 2025 the specific reference to the “Quad” appears less central as compared to its 2022 prominence. The document emphasized the allies assuming primary responsibility for their own region even as it identified the Indo-Pacific as a key economic and geopolitical battleground. It reiterates that alliances and strengthening partnerships “will be the bedrock of security and prosperity long into the future”
It’s heartening to see that China has resumed the pilgrimage of Indian pilgrims to the sacred Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar in Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region this year after a five-year break, and India has restarted the issuance of tourist visas to Chinese citizens suspended since 2020. Recently, several direct flights between the two countries have been restored. This development is expected to strengthen exchanges in people-to-people fields, as well as in trade, culture, and other areas.
Despite China's might and backing, Gyeltsen Norbu has lacked legitimacy and following among Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhists elsewhere, and many suspect the 15th Dalai Lama appointed by Beijing will suffer the same fate. The Dalai Lama has emphasised that China must reach a resolution on the Tibetan question during his lifetime, and many fear that without his moral authority, no solution will have widespread acceptance among the Tibetan people.
Around 40 to 50 PLA soldiers, armed with spears and other sharp-edged weapons as well as guns, have come just a few metres from the Indian Army position on the heights north of Rezang La in eastern Ladakh, and are likely to make a fresh attempt to dislodge the Indian soldiers, sources said on Tuesday
China claims to have successfully tested a secret "reusable" spacecraft amid the border crisis along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India in Ladakh and confrontation with multiple nations in South China Sea
India and China accused each other of indulging in a fresh skirmish at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, where troops fired warning shots in the air to scare and push back each other
PUBG Corporation on Tuesday said it has made the decision to no longer authorise the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile franchise to China-based Tencent Games in India, opening the possibility of the ban being lifted
Five persons from Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing on Friday, have been found in the Chinese territory, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday
Pakistan holds vast investment opportunities in the telecom, energy and processed food sectors, said the head of a three-member Chinese trade delegation, Goa Bao Jun
India and China indulged in a fresh skirmish at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh where the militaries of both countries fired in the air to scare and push back each other
Subedar Nyima Tenzin, the Special Frontier Force (SFF) officer of the Indian Army killed in a military operation on the south bank of Pangong Lake, was laid to rest at Leh with full honours on Monday
Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Nadeem Raza, met Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Defence and Security Cooperation Conference at SCO Forum in Moscow
The Indian Army has sent a hotline message to China's Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) about the reported abduction of five people from Arunachal Pradesh by Chinese soldiers, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday
An official US report indicates that China has deep strategic interests in Pakistan, which will persuade both countries to stay engaged despite possible irritants
Chinese state-owned media outlet Global Times, aligned with the ruling Communist Party reported, "While for India, colluding with the exiled Tibetan and playing the Tibet card is only shooting its own foot, as China's economic power and military strength are much greater than India's."
Chinese troops attempted to unilaterally alter the status quo in violation of the bilateral agreements, the Indian government said on Saturday after China stated that India is entirely responsible for the border stand-off in Ladakh
Terming Friday's meeting between Indian and Chinese defence ministers as a positive step, the Chinese media said on Saturday that in case of a border war, India will have no chance of winning
The Indian Army extended a helping hand to three Chinese citizens who lost their way in the Plateau area of North Sikkim at an altitude of 17,500 feet
