India is concerned recent trade pacts signed by the Maldives will likely hurt the archipelago's cash-strapped economy, the Indian foreign ministry said on Friday, in a reference to agreements between the Maldives and China,
Malé has been facing a liquidity crisis. Last year, India rolled over $100 mn worth of loans, while offering roughly $750 mn in currency swap lines to support neighbouring country.
The annual Kailash Mansarovar yatra will resume this summer. For Hindus Mount Kailash in Tibet is a sacred place believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva. A dip in the Mansarovar lake's icy cold waters is said to wash away the pilgrim's sins.
After a recent diplomatic breakthrough, both India and China have come out with their statements. A careful reading reveals interesting convergences and divergences on various key issues. Take a look.
India is building a giant hydropower dam near the Siang river to counter a huge Chinese dam further north. But this latest move in a tit-for-tat saga of water geopolitics between the two nations is seen as a threat by the millions of people who live and work in the surrounding areas,
India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India's foreign ministry said on Monday (Jan 27), signalling a thaw in relations between the neighbours after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border.
It was the latest thaw in relations between the two countries, whose troops were involved in deadly skirmishes high in the Himalayas in 2020.
Analysts say sluggish economies and trade threats from US President Donald Trump are encouraging China and India to work more closely together.
India is concerned recent trade pacts signed by the Maldives will likely hurt the archipelago's cash-strapped economy, the Indian foreign ministry said on Friday,
President Trump has invited Modi, with whom he famously gets along personally, to visit the White House next month, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit next week. India, already sensitive to Trump’s concerns about illegal immigration and in anticipation of the Modi visit,
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