Driving the future: India-China collaboration on EVs can be model for green mobility

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.

A positive shift in India-China relations can be a global changer

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. 

India poised for a larger role in Trump's foreign policy, Indo Pacific Strategy

Trump's strategic motivations would likely involve promoting a pro-American government in Dhaka, with Modi playing a role in shaping Bangladesh’s political future. This could open up avenues for joint Indo-US ventures in Bangladesh, possibly even enabling American companies to facilitate energy projects connecting Nepal’s hydropower resources through India to Bangladesh.

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Day after bloody clash, China claims sovereignty over Galwan Valley

A day after India lost 20 of its soldiers in the bloodiest border skirmish in 45 years with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, China said that it has always "maintained sovereignty over the Galwan Valley region"

China sends mixed signals to India over border stand-off

China on Wednesday continued to send mixed signals with its support for peaceful resolution of the stand-off in Ladakh on the one hand, and laying claim in the Galwan valley on the other

Tibet Autonomous Region gave health materials to Nepal border town

Tibet’s Jhomba County had provided health materials to Mustang. Earlier, Mustang District Disaster Management Committee had sought health materials from the Tibet government to control and contain COVID-19 in the district

China tried to unilaterally change status quo in Ladakh, says India

India on Tuesday hit out at China for unilaterally attempting to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, which led to the killings of troops of both the countries in a violent clash on Monday night

Pakistan Senate panel asks govt to show Gwadar port deal with China

Pakistan's Senate panel on finance directed the government on Tuesday to produce Pakistan-China bilateral agreement on Gwadar port after it found the budget proposal to grant up to 40 years tax exemptions to the port city operators “unconstitutional”

'Unspecified number of Chinese troops killed in clashes with India in Ladakh'

An unspecified number of Chinese troops were killed on Monday night in clashes with Indian soldiers along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh where both sides have been locked in a face-off since May

'India should rethink One China policy'

India should rethink and revise its 'One China' policy and exploit the geographic, ethnic, and economic faultlines within the Asian giant, such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang, former Deputy National Security Adviser of India Arvind Gupta said

Chinese team recommends four drugs to fight COVID-19 in Bangladesh

The visiting Chinese medical experts have said the use of Ritonavir, Resochin, Ribavirin, and Arbidol can be effective to some extent

'Game-changer' CPEC gets only Rs21 bn for 2020-21

Pakistan's Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2020-21 contains around Rs 21 billion allocation for projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - once considered a game-changer for Pakistan

China-Sri Lanka Belt and Road: Joint consultation mechanism established

The China-Sri Lanka Belt and Road Political Parties Joint Consultation Mechanism between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and main political parties of Sri Lanka has been established on June 11

Complaint filed in court against Chinese Prez Xi Jinping over spread of coronavirus pandemic

A complaint has been filed in a court in Bihar against Chinese President Xi Jinping, blaming him for the coronavirus pandemic

China donates medical material towards COVID-19 relief efforts

China has donated essential personal protective materials to support the Government of Maldives in its efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country

India, China military-level talks end on 'positive trajectory'

The military delegations of India and China met on Wednesday to deliberate upon the process of withdrawal of troops and the current standoff situation in Pangong Tso in Eastern Ladakh

India, China start withdrawing troops from standoff positions

India and China have started the process of de-escalation at the Line of Actual Control with the withdrawal of troops, guns and combat vehicles from three standoff positions in eastern Ladakh, sources said on Tuesday

China approves Maldives' loan deferment request

China has agreed to defer repayment period of the loans obtained by the Maldives from China. China has granted loan deferment eases to 77 countries, including Maldives, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic