China hails 'old friend' Kissinger, architect of rapprochementIn a statement on Thursday, China extended its condolences and hailed the late Henry Kissinger as an "old friend," recognizing the pivotal ...
30 Nov, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
China's President Xi meets with Henry Kissinger in BeijingKissinger, 100, has also met with China's top diplomat Wang Yi and with Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu in the past few days while in B...
20 Jul, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
View: Ping-Pong diplomacy, a good sport turning badIt was sports that played a significant diplomatic role when the US table tennis team, attending a championship in Japan in 1971, received ...
20 Feb, 2022, 11.13 PM IST
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.
31 Jan, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
When Nehru said No to Queen Elizabeth's request for calf bait during tiger huntQueen Elizabeth II during India visit in 1961 made a request for use of calf as a bait during a tiger hunt but it was politely turned down ...
24 Jul, 2015, 08.11 PM IST
PM Modi's Nixon-style pragmatism refreshes ties with China: ReportLikening PM Modi's visit to China with that of the ice-breaking visit by former US President Richard Nixon in 1972, an article in the state...
16 May, 2015, 02.24 AM IST
'PM Narendra Modi's Nixon-style pragmatism refreshes ties with China'The article titled "Modi's Nixonian pragmatism refreshes ties" by Y A Liu Zongy, assistant research fellow of Shanghai Institutes for Inter...
15 May, 2015, 09.42 AM IST
Chinese think-tank hails Narendra Modi as 'India's Nixon'A Chinese government thinktank has welcomed prime minister-designate Narendra Modi as "India's Nixon" who would hugely expand business with...
21 May, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
Narendra Modi will not be 'India's Shinzo Abe' to target China: ReportAs Narendra Modi is set to form the next government in India, Chinese official media today opined he will not be "India's Abe" to target Ch...
20 May, 2014, 11.08 PM IST
US-Iran détente could tilt the scales in India's favourIndia would not like to see nuclear proliferation in its neighbourhood, a goal that would be facilitated by the US-Iran deal.
27 Nov, 2013, 11.02 AM IST
Richard Nixon saw American empathy for India as physiological disorderFormer US President Richard Nixon was baffled and annoyed by Americans' sympathies for India, which he described as a "physiological disord...
21 Oct, 2013, 02.48 PM IST
'Richard Nixon faced revolt from diplomats on supporting Pakistan in 1971'Nixon's direction to his administration to support Pak in the 1971-conflict was mainly driven by his animosity with Indira Gandhi.
26 Feb, 2013, 02.08 AM IST
- US presidential visits: From J-Bombs To N-Bombs
The five previous US presidential visits capture the evolution of relationship between the two countries.
28 Oct, 2010, 05.28 AM IST
- 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.
24 Jan, 2010, 12.32 PM IST
- US, China mark 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China 30 years ago ...
31 Dec, 2008, 07.54 AM IST
- US, China mark 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China 30 years ago ...
31 Dec, 2008, 07.54 AM IST
- Nixon promised using influence with India to ease Pak concerns
The US would use its influence with India and the Soviet Union to "restrain" them, President Richard Nixon had in 1974 assured a visiting P...
22 Dec, 2007, 12.31 PM IST