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.
In reality not much has changed, the two sides lack a clear understanding of each other and misperception, nationalism and overall strategic mistrust have become the driving force. Even after much talk of building mutual understanding, in reality the gap continues not only among the governments but also among the people. In November 2025 Prema Wangjom Thongdok, a UK-based Indian woman from Arunachal Pradesh was harassed at Shanghai airport on her way to Japan. As per reports, Chinese officials claimed that, “Arunachal is not a part of India” and that she “should apply for a Chinese passport” as she was Chinese and not Indian.
Though living in exile for over half a century in the Himalayan foothills, the longing to see his homeland Lhasa - currently under Chinese occupation - is still fresh in the mind of an elderly globe-trotting Buddhist monk, the Dalai Lama, who resides in this north Indian hill town
China has sought additional guarantees before sanctioning $6 billion loan for Main Line-1 (ML-1) project due to weakening financial position of Pakistan and also proposed a mix of commercial and concessional loan against Islamabad’s desire to secure the cheapest lending
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong on Tuesday appreciated the contributions made by Pakistani and Chinese staff working on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects have achieved major progress despite grave economic and health challenges posed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, CPEC Authority chairman Asim Saleem Bajwa said
China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at military’s headquarters in Rawalpindi and discussed matters of mutual interest including CPEC and defence cooperation
More than 51 percent of respondents in rural India perceive the Covid 19 pandemic to be a "conspiracy by China"
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not a threat to British interests, said British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner. “I am always very clear about CPEC
On Sunday, Hilsa and Lapcha border points in Humla district were opened for a day after 10 months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The borders were closed again on Monday
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited on Friday an operational base of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) to witness Pakistan-China joint air exercise, titled “Shaheen-IX”, according to the military's media wing
The US Congress has expressed concern over China's “aggression” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) - the de facto border with India - and declared as “baseless” the territorial claims by Beijing in the Himalayas
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming today said Bangladesh has become a role model in development under the great leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who like her father has been surprising the world through one after another national achievement
Police and security officials on Tuesday disarmed a bomb planted on the car of a Chinese restaurant owner in Karachi's posh Clifton locality near Bilawal House
'India' figured over 100 times in cryptic codewords in the leaked database of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) employees embedded in some of the biggest global companies and government agencies
A study that claimed the Indian subcontinent might be the place where the earliest human-to-human novel coronavirus transmission occurred was withdrawn from the preprint platform of the medical journal The Lancet, Global Times reported recently
China is carrying out joint air force exercises with Pakistan in Sindh in response to what is widely seen as the Indo-Pacific Quad exercises in which the Indian Navy participated recently
