Chinese spy ship Xiang Yang Hong-03 en route to dock at Maldives amid India’s concerns

Xiang Yang Hong-03. (Photo via Facebook)New Delhi: The Maldives has granted permission for a Chinese research vessel, widely suspected of being a spy ship, to dock in its capital Male at the end of this month, despite pressure from India and other co...

India @ 75: New Delhi’s security challenges and path forward

While the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War between Indian-Mukti Bahini forces and the Pakistani military has always been easy to remember for our resounding victory over our archenemy, the India-China border conflict of 1962 has always been difficult t...

China-Iran strategic partnership: A new twist for India?

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) with Chinese President Xi Jinping.“Two ancient Asian cultures, two partners in the sectors of trade, economy, politics, culture and security with a similar outlook and many mutual bilateral and multilateral ...