India-China relations

There was no thaw, but 2023 brought some promising stabilization in the relationship between Beijing and New Delhi.

Once again, the pending visit of a Chinese research vessel to Sri Lanka has touched off Indian objections.

China views India’s growing security cooperation with concern, especially since the revival of the Quad in 2017 and in the context of border tensions since 2020.

India dabbles in opposing camps, for example, engaging in simultaneous military exercises with both the U.S. and Russia in an effort to balance its strategic interests. 

This has brightened the prospects of a Xi-Modi handshake at the BRICS summit and of Xi attending the G-20 summit in Delhi.

With Xi possibly visiting India for the G-20 Summit in September, some hope for a tempering of tensions. But that might just be wishful thinking. 

A journalist with Xinhua details the frustration of living in limbo amid bilateral tensions.

India’s quiet SCO summit speaks loudly enough as to the group's potential, or lack thereof.

Why have Sino-Indian border tensions exploded? Three factors are at work: the border disputes, the rise of nationalist leaders in both countries, and the impact of geopolitics.

New Delhi's relationship with Moscow, its Cold War ally, has remained strong. But Beijing gaining more sway over Moscow could prove frustrating for India.

The Maldives has remained one of India’s key maritime partners in the Indian Ocean neighborhood.