Many rising powers including India, which the US is counting on along with Japan, Australia, South Korea to deal with China in the Indo-Pacific, have robust and strong commercial ties with China which they can not easily jeopardize only because the US feels threatened by the rise of China. Even the European Union is economically entrenched with China and the EU would not upset China beyond a certain threshold.
One such opportunity lies in the realm of electric vehicles (EVs). Both India and China are on the cusp of transformative shifts in transportation, and the adoption of EVs could play a pivotal role in sustainable development and poverty alleviation in India. As India considers domestic EV manufacturing in collaboration with Chinese companies such as BYD, Leapmotor, and NIO, the potential for job creation, trade, and technology transfer is enormous. Chinese expertise in EV technology could help India meet its ambitious environmental goals while bolstering economic growth.
In such a scenario, closer engagement with Beijing, does not mean that New Delhi needs to abandon its call for open sea lanes and unhindered movement through the South China Seas, or its support to QUAD, or participate in the naval exercises in the Pacific, or disown His Holiness the Dalai Lama, or break trade and other contacts with Taiwan, to name a few. Each is critical to crafting India's foreign and security policy towards China, the ASEAN, and the Indo-Pacific.
After nine months of standoff and nine rounds of military talks, disengagement by Indian and Chinese frontline troops from the flashpoints at Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh began on Wednesday, with officials on both sides claiming that the process is taking place in a step-by-step manner
China and India on Wednesday began their simultaneous withdrawal of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, according to an official statement issued by the Chinese government
In the face of China's aggressive actions against India, the US will stand with New Delhi, according to State Department spokesperson Ned Price
As the Indian government pushes the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' vision, official data show that about 80 Chinese companies established in India are 'active' currently
A Pakistani politician is receiving high praise from China for his comments on "economic development and progress" in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, an area in Western China infamous for crimes against humanity committed against Muslim Uyghurs and other members of ethnic and religious minority groups
In the latest development, Chinese company Pak Matiari- Lahore Transmission Company (PMLTC), which completed ±660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission Project with investment of $2.2 billion in two years time, has threatened to move the international arbitration court against the government-owned company National Transmission Dispatch Company (NTDC) for creating hurdles in the commissioning of the project
Minister and former Indian Army chief Gen (retd) V.K. Singh's comment about Indian troops crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has sparked a war of words between the two countries, prompting Beijing to blame New Delhi for the military tension on the borders
When the Tatopani-Khasa border point reopened on May 29, 2019, after remaining closed for four years following the 2015 earthquakes, there were hopes that bilateral trade with China would bounce back
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Monday said that CanSino Biologics Inc’s coronavirus shot has an efficacy rate of 65.7% at preventing symptomatic cases based on multi-country analysis, making it the latest vaccine candidate to show protection against COVID-19
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) had donated vaccines, making Pakistan's military the first foreign military to receive vaccine assistance from Beijing
Leaked documents of correspondence between Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu show that Beijing had put pressure on the Himalayan country to accept its Covid vaccine without its efficiency and efficacy being established
As part of the broader Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China is set to lay the final stretch of a cross-border fiber optic cable in Pakistan that will create the Digital Silk Road, serving the geostrategic interests of both countries, Nikkei Asia reported
China has rejected claims that Chinese-made railway carriages pose a threat to passengers in Sri Lanka
China will try to assert itself more across the world as it now feels confident that it has the economic, political and military capabilities to ensure that its views are heard on the global stage
China has announced that it will provide half a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal
