India's mentality toward multilateral mechanisms has been changing. The trend is particularly obvious this year.
After all, the UK is an extraterritorial power and India has an instinctive vigilance against it.
As the border standoff between China and India drags on into the harsh winter, there has been no shortage of media reports about the predicament faced by the Indian side, such as insufficient funds and technology support for border troops amid the coronavirus crisis.
China's plan to build a large hydropower project on the Yarlung Zangbo River has raised concerns in India over "potential political and ecological threats" as the river intersects Southwest China, India and Bangladesh.
The Modi government needs to listen more to these rational and objective voices and do more to restore the Chinese investors' confidence. It is still not too late to remedy this situation.
Chinese experts and business representatives welcome the positive signs from the Indian side after some Indian authorities are reportedly considering a plan to lift sanctions on foreign direct investment (FDI) from countries including China against the backdrop of the lowest ebb of bilateral relations in decades. However, given the fact that there are still many uncertain factors, further observation is needed.
As a rising power, India should think about its role and the long-term development in Asia and beyond. This should be the attitude for India to develop its economy and diplomacy in a steadfast manner.
China and India have cemented agreements achieved in previous rounds of talks in the latest commander level meeting on Friday, with both sides vowing to ensure their frontline troops "exercise restraint and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation." Future talks will be arranged soon, indicating the two sides are prepared to prolong the row through the coming winter and even longer, according to an official media release by China's Ministry of National Defense on Sunday.
From a practical perspective, India's national strength is enhancing and its international status improving - just as the US is relatively declining. Under such circumstances, a rising India will certainly take advantage of the increasing strategic needs of the US for India. But it will not rely entirely on this decelerating ship.
The PLA soldier, who went missing while helping herdsman find yak near China-India border on Sunday, has been returned to Chinese border troops by Indian army early on Wednesday, PLA News reported.
China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on India to adhere to the one-China principle and handle the Taiwan question "prudently and properly," after media reports suggested that some in New Delhi were pushing for formal talks on a trade agreement with the island of Taiwan.
An Indian government body has launched a series of products made from cow dung, including lights and a new kind of "chip," shocking and amusing Chinese netizens, some of whom joked that this was the country's blind attempt at "Made in India."
Chinese and Indian students commemorated the 110th anniversary of the birth of the Indian physician Dwarkanath Kotnis, or Ke Dihua in Chinese, on Saturday, calling for a renewed bond of friendship amid the current border conflicts and strained diplomatic ties.
China, India agree to stop sending more border troops: China's Defense Ministry
Egging India and the island of Taiwan into conflicts is actually serving the political strategy of the US.
I think It's very inappropriate for the Indian side to publicly link Global Times to this case and to create a sensation to attract attention.
Chinese Embassy in India on Thursday refuted Indian media's slander of a Chinese database“monitoring Indians,”saying the coverage about the company is totally untrue.
The PLA can launch a heavy counterattack at the Indian army's new provocation at any time.