India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, during Thursday’s phone call, agreed to establish a hotline, as both sides stressed the importance of “timely” communication in the wake of last year’s border crisis . A statement from the Ministry of External Affairs said that during the call, the ministers “agreed to remain in touch and establish a hotline.” Analysis: With media blitz, China crafts new narrative on border crisis The Chinese Foreign Ministry, in a separate statement, said both sides agreed to set up a communication hotline to exchange opinions in a timely manner. This hotline will be in addition to the military hotline between Indian Army’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and China’s Western Theatre Command. Indian Army Chief General Manoj Naravane said in January last year the proposal for the military hotline, which had been mired in bureaucratic delays for years, had been accepted by both sides after ... » Learn More about India, China Foreign Ministers to establish hotline
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Time for India, China to give peace a chance
Who knows, the moment of truth in Ladakh may also augur for a giant leap toward a boundary settlement with China in the fulness of time. IMAGE: Indian Army tanks during the disengagement process in Ladakh. Photograph: ANI Photo The 9th round of talks at the army commanders' level between India and China resulted in a breakthrough that since achieved the successful disengagement of troops on the north and south banks of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh. This in turn provided the ambience for the 10th round of talks , which would presumably address disengagement elsewhere in Ladakh as well as patrolling issues in Depsang. The breakthrough at Pangong Tso was a good thing to happen -- as also its efficient implementation by the two armies 'in a phased, coordinated and verified manner.' It must be savoured as a net gain on the road to peace. But, curiously, the opposite seems to be happening. The reduction of military tensions in Pangong Tso has become a ... » Learn More about Time for India, China to give peace a chance
‘China worries Dalai Lama’s reincarnation will be in Arunachal’
P Rajendran speaks to the leading authority on China's border issues to find out why Beijing is so angry about the Tibetan leader's visit to Arunachal Pradesh. C hina expert M Taylor Fravel believes the issue of the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, in the long-term, will probably not worsen relations between the two countries. "I think it will probably be overblown. Obviously, China is going to protest. I don't think it will have a long-term effect, but in the short term it will become a point of friction between China and India," Professor Fravel, who is widely considered to be the leading authority on China's border issues, told rediff.com Asked if he felt the Dalai Lama would be advised to tone down political rhetoric, Professor Fravel replied: "I suspect he doesn't even need to be told by the Indian government." "I think he will characterise his trip as being one of a religious nature," Professor Fravel said. "The Chinese government will not see ... » Learn More about ‘China worries Dalai Lama’s reincarnation will be in Arunachal’
Chinese FM calls for right path of mutual trust, cooperation between China, India
Video Player Close BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China and India should firmly follow the right path of mutual trust and cooperation between neighboring major countries, and not go astray with suspicion and distrust nor fall back on a road of negative retrogression, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. Wang made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, stressing that the two sides should maintain the strategic consensuses reached by their leaders. During the phone call, he noted that the two countries need to properly handle the border issue, so as to prevent the bilateral ties from trapping into a vicious cycle because of it. Border disputes are an objective reality and need to be attached adequate attention and taken seriously. However, the border issue is not the whole story of China-India relations, and should be placed in a proper position in their relationship. China and ... » Learn More about Chinese FM calls for right path of mutual trust, cooperation between China, India
The Dragon in the Valley
It has been obvious that the Sino-Pak axis would conspire to weaken India's sovereignty in Jammu and Kashmir, if not wrest Kashmir, says David Devadas. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS Summit in Benaulim, Goa, October 2016. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The government finally appears to have got some measure of the severity of the crisis that faces India. It took the feisty Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to finally point at the Dragon in the room. Mehbooba announced on Saturday, July 15, morning that China was 'intervening' in Kashmir. Tragically, it was not until China used the Doklam standoff to explicitly state that it could intervene militarily in Jammu and Kashmir that the country's vast web of think-tanks, security analysts, intelligence honchos, officers, and politicians figured out that this was possible. It is tragic because China's role has been clear since it stated ... » Learn More about The Dragon in the Valley
Writer Willam Dalrymple: ‘I don’t believe Muslims are a problem and Islam a threat’
Next 'When Sikhs were killed in the Afghan-Sikh war in 1837, the Afridis used to bury their heads like flowerpots in the ground,' writer and popular historian William Dalrymple tells Rediff.com 's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. "T his obsession of linking Islam and violence is a false one," says writer and popular historian William Dalrymple , whose latest book Return of a King is a historical work based on the First Afghan War. In the second part of an interesting conversation with Rediff.com 's Syed Firdaus Ashraf , Dalrymple discusses how the defeat of the great imperial power in that war is central to what the Afghans think of themselves. Dalrymple, who has written two widely acclaimed books on the Mughals, counters the view that peace eludes the Islamic world and says that in the last 300 years there have been more instances of Muslim countries being invaded than them being invaders themselves. "The British are partly responsible for ... » Learn More about Writer Willam Dalrymple: ‘I don’t believe Muslims are a problem and Islam a threat’
Maharashtra’s ultimatum to GM’s union, management
The workers’ union at the Talegaon factory and the GM’s management have been locked in a bitter legal feud since the carmaker announced its decision to shutter the plant in December 2020. Maharashtra’s Labour Minister Dilip Walse-Patil has sought a written submission from the General Motors’ (GM) Employees Union and the management of the company detailing its stance on the issue of plant closure. The labour minister asked the warring sides for submission at a hearing on Tuesday. Both sides have been given a week’s time to reply. The meeting was attended by the company management, labour union, and other representatives from the state’s labour department, said people who attended the meeting. The workers’ union at the Talegaon factory and the GM’s management have been locked in a bitter legal feud since GM announced its decision to shutter the plant in December 2020. The closure will affect the livelihoods of close to 1,700 employed at the factory, ... » Learn More about Maharashtra’s ultimatum to GM’s union, management