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Bandung and the fruits of Nehru’s mango diplomacyIn 1955, Prime Minister Nehru used mangoes—specifically Alphonsos—as a soft power tool during pivotal Cold War diplomacy. These sweet gestu...- New-look India eye elusive medal at Sudirman CupFor India, mixed doubles is likely to be the weakest link as Ashwini Ponnappa and K Sai Prateek would be looking to punch above their weigh...
- US & China once agreed Ukraine & Belarus are akin to Bhutan & SikkimThe conversation took place at a time when the US was breaking ice with China, taking advantage of the Sino-Soviet split amid lukewarm ties...
- Two new books throw light on Nehru’s ‘indulgent’ approach towards ChinaBhasin’s latest book, “Nehru, Tibet and China” using official documents, shows the bumbling and naivete that accompanied Indian policymakin...
- Galwan River Valley: An important history lessonChina probably feels that just like in 1962, India will stand down to its aggressive tactics this time too.
- India digs up old coordinates: China’s Galwan claim of 1960 stopped short of faceoff pointChina’s claim on parts of the Galwan river valley was first made in the boundary talks of 1960.
- View: Trilateral solution for resolving India’s border issuesOf all things said about China it foremost wants peace in the area as it does not want escalation of the independence movement in the Xinji...
- Of incognito ice-creams and subversive menusChou En Lai had reason to be suspicious judging by what Nehru served him in ’54.
- View: Dokalam crisis is a reflection of China's expansionist tendenciesChina obfuscates the Dokalam issue by suddenly finding great virtue in colonial era unequal treaties which it rejects as in the case of the...
- How India's mango diplomacy has been winning friends and foes over the yearsThere was no dearth of Indians travelling to Cairo who wanted to bring in mangoes, but the Egyptians were strict about not letting these th...
- Dalai Lama to Taiwan, India stands up to pressure from BeijingThe Dalai Lama's visit and his teachings will serve to establish more clearly his spiritual sway over these Buddhist centres.
- Opposition in Lok Sabha voices concern over Chinese incursionScindia, who was supported by his party colleagues, expressed surprise that neither the Home Minister nor the Prime Minister chose to clari...
- Review 'Abode Under the Dome': Marvellously produced, a weighty addition to libraryPresident Pranab Mukherjee is arguably the most political president India has had, excluding neither Rajendra Prasad nor Giani Zail Singh.
- Many opportunities for India-China talks on the cards in 2014Even if no bilateral visits happen, there will be at least four multilateral summits, on the sidelines of which the leaders could meet.
- Sino-Indian dispute due to India's inept policy: VK SinghFormer Army Chief Gen (Retd) V K Singh said here today that the current border dispute with China was caused by India's inept policy on the...
- 1974 N-test for peaceful purposes nonsense: Chinese diplomatPeking had commented briefly on the Indian tests as the Pokhran explosion did not affect China and was not viewed as a "particularly import...
- Nehru's stubbornness led to 1962 war with China?Nehru's refusal to negotiate and the 1960 rebuff to Chou En-lai when he was visiting and appeared ready to settle the issue - may well have...
- Asian century: Cooperation or conflict?The dream of an Asian century cannot be realised till India, China and Japan abandon the path of resolving historical disputes.
- China considered Nehru 'discourteous', India 'bottomless pit'The comments are now a part of the book 'Nixon, Indira and India: Politics and Beyond' written by a senior journalist Kalyani Shankar.
- Brave borderThe breathtakingly beautiful region of Tawang on the cusp of China and Arunachal Pradesh reverberates with tales of the valiant men who hav...
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