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News18
5 days ago
- Business
- News18
Why Putin's India Visit Is Significant In Current Scenario Of US Tariff Row?
Putin's India visit comes at a crucial juncture as Trump continues to attack New Delhi for fueling Russia's 'war machine' in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to visit New Delhi this year, as bilateral ties face heightened scrutiny from US President Donald Trump, who has imposed a 50% tariff on India over its continued purchase of Russian oil. This would be Putin's first visit to India since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, prompting an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him over 'war crimes" in 2023. The ICC arrest warrant is widely seen as a key reason Putin has limited his international travel—particularly to ICC member states—though this does not apply to India, which is not a signatory to the Rome Statute. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has on several occasions advocated for peace and called for dialogue to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. PM Modi met Putin in Russia twice last year– first for the 22nd Annual Summit in July 2024 in Moscow and the second during the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. PM Modi had hosted Putin in New Delhi in December 2021 for the 21st India–Russia Annual Summit. Why Putin's India Visit Is Significant? Putin's India visit comes at a crucial juncture as Trump continues to attack New Delhi for fueling Russia's 'war machine" in Ukraine. Even though India's ties with the US have grown closer over the past decade through collaborations like the Quad, New Delhi still describes its relationship with Moscow as a 'steady and time-tested partnership". One of the pivotal moments in the relationship came during the 1971 war, when the US sent a warship to the Indian Ocean to support Pakistan, but Russia stood by India and countered the US move. India has defended its oil purchase from Russia, calling it a necessary measure to safeguard its national interests and economic security. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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First Post
5 days ago
- Business
- First Post
PM Modi to visit China: Why the trip matters amid Trump's steep tariffs on India
PM Narendra Modi is likely to be in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) later this month. This will be his first trip to the Asian country in seven years and the first since the 2020 Galwan Valley clash. The Indian leader's expected visit comes amid increased pressure from the US over New Delhi buying Russian oil and the imposition of high tariffs read more Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) along with China's President Xi Jinping look on during their summit in Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu on October 12, 2019. File Photo/PIB / AFP Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) amid a thaw in ties between New Delhi and Beijing. The conclave will be held in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1, with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin also in attendance. A bilateral meeting between Modi and Xi could also be in the cards. There are also reports that the Indian leader could first visit Japan around August 29 before heading to China. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Here's why PM Modi's China trip matters. PM Modi to visit China PM Modi's likely visit to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit later this month will be his first to the country in seven years. He last travelled to China in June 2018 to attend the SCO summit. PM Modi met Xi on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit at Kazan on October 23, 2024. Xi last travelled to India in October 2019, months before the Chinese incursions in eastern Ladakh. Ahead of PM Modi's visit, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in India to hold discussions with National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval on the border issue between the two countries on August 18, reported ThePrint. Why PM Modi's China visit is significant This is PM Modi's first trip to China since the military clashes at Galwan in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in 2020, which killed 20 Indian soldiers and several Chinese troops. China officially claimed four fatalities on its side. Both sides have since held many rounds of discussions at political, military and diplomatic levels to resolve the border dispute. Days after PM Modi and Xi met in November 2024 in the Russian city of Kazan, the disengagement process was completed between India and China. Ties between the two countries have since been on the mend. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the SCO meetings in China earlier this year. During talks with Wang Yi last month at the SCO meet, Jaishankar brought up key issues such as trade restrictions, de-escalation along the LAC and underlined the need for an 'uncompromising' stand against 'terrorism, separatism and extremism'. This seems to have paved the way for Modi's China trip later this month, Dr Shaheli Das, an independent foreign policy analyst, wrote for The Interpreter. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The visit comes amid increased pressure on India by United States President Donald Trump for buying Russian oil. The US has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on India and announced an additional 25 per cent tax on Indian imports for New Delhi's trade with Russia. America's growing closeness with Pakistan has also raised alarm bells in India. 'In this context, even a temporary recalibration in ties with China will allow India to hedge against the United States,' as per The Interpreter article. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi enter a hall for the family photo before a plenary session of the Brics 2024 Summit in Kazan, Russia, 23 October 2024. File Photo/Reuters However, differences between India and China remain. Beijing assisted Pakistan during the latter's conflict with India in May following Operation Sindoor. PM Modi could use the SCO stage to call on the world to take a tough stance on cross-border terrorism. His address is likely to come in the presence of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Modi's decision to visit China for the SCO summit also showcases the importance New Delhi is attaching to the forum. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD According to Das, India's engagement with SCO displays the 'Modi government's strategy of multi-alignment with the Quad, SCO, Brics, G7 and underlines its intent to practice strategic autonomy while remaining outside bloc politics. Furthermore, it provides India a policy space vis-à-vis China, Russia, Iran and some Central Asian countries to continue dialogue at the highest political level.' How India-China ties have improved recently The government will take a call on PM Modi's visit to China, with an official announcement to be made once the plans are finalised, sources told Indian Express. Tensions between India and China have been on the decline since Modi's meeting with Xi last November. Just ahead of their meet, New Delhi and Beijing had decided to restart patrols in the Depsang area of Eastern Ladakh. Since then, the engagement has increased. China has restarted the Kailash Mansarovar yatra and India resumed visas for Chinese tourists. China is also seeking to restart direct air travel from India for both Indian and Chinese airlines. Despite the recent thaw, the border remains an issue between India and China. Some 50,000-60,000 troops are still deployed along the LAC, on both Indian and Chinese sides. Talks for de-escalation and de-induction of military forces are on. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Whether PM Modi's visit to China will open a new turn in New Delhi's ties to Beijing has to be seen. With inputs from agencies
The Print
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year
It is also learnt that Modi could first visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. While admitting that bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the SCO summit are being planned, sources refused to get into details. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to Tianjin in China this month for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, his first trip to the country since 2019 where he will be joined by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin among others, ThePrint has learnt. The SCO Summit will be held 31 August to 1 September. Ahead of the visit, Member of Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to travel to India to hold talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on the larger border issue between the two countries on 18 August. Though both visits have not been formally announced, sources said that they are on. Interestingly, Doval is currently in Russia to hold his annual meeting with counterpart Sergei Shoigu to set the stage for Putin's long-pending trip to India which has been delayed ever since the Ukraine conflict started. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had also attended the SCO meetings held earlier this year. Asked if all these visits and meetings are a signal to the US whose President Donald Trump has threatened to sanction India and raised tariffs for oil deals with Russia, sources explained that these are all scheduled visits. Modi's visit to China and a likely bilateral with Jinping comes after relations between both countries stabilised gradually after the May 2020 intrusion by Chinese troops in Ladakh, which eventually led to the Galwan clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers and several on the Chinese side. China has officially claimed four deaths on their side. Since then, both sides have held several rounds of talks at political, military and diplomatic levels. While both countries have managed to disengage from a face-off situation over this period at all locations, the larger question of de-escalation and restarting of regular patrols remain. After over four years of tensions, Modi and Xi met on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit at Kazan on 23 October 2024. Just ahead of the meeting then, India and China had agreed to restart patrols in the Depsang area of Eastern Ladakh. Since then, rapid normalisation has taken place which includes opening up of visas for the Chinese by India and the restart of the Kailash Mansarovar yatra by China. China is aiming to restart direct air travel from India for both Indian and Chinese airlines, which India currently has not allowed. (Edited by Viny Mishra) Also Read: China's information war against Rafale
Hindustan Times
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Iran warns of fake social media channels targeting its bilateral ties with India
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India on Saturday released a list of social media accounts that it said were 'fake channels' attempting to damage Iran-India relations. One of the images showed a post by a fake account by the Ministry of Defence in Iran(X/@Iran_in_India) The Iranian embassy shared four images in a post on social media platform X, captioning, 'Some fake channels, under the name of Iran, are attempting to damage Iran-India relations. These accounts do not belong to Iran.' Two of the images showed a list of fake accounts and the other two showed posts and fake claims. One of the images showed a post by a fake account by the Ministry of Defence in Iran, claiming that the Iranian authorities were 'reconsidering' the Chabahar Port agreement with India. The Iran embassy wrote in red over the image, 'Fake News, Fake Account'. One of the images showed a post that was found to be from an account originating from Pakistan's Karachi. India and Iran share a history of interactions that the government describes as 'millennia-long'. 'The contemporary and relationship draws upon the strength of these historical and civilisational ties, and continues to grow further marked by high-level exchanges, commercial and connectivity cooperation, cultural and robust people-to-people ties,' according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Iran in May 2016. Prime Minister Modi met President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024 where the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral relations.
India Gazette
01-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Army's cycling expedition covers 312 km from Nyoma to Galwan in tribute to fallen
Leh (Ladakh) [India], July 2 (ANI): GOC Trishul Division's Galwan Cycling Expedition team covered a distance of 312 km from Nyoma to Galwan in five days on Tuesday as a tribute to the Galwan 'bravehearts'. GOC Trishul Division flagged in the Galwan Cycling Expedition Team on June 30. 'The team demonstrated excellent physical endurance and mental stamina while riding through off-road terrain in a rarefied high-altitude area,' the Fire and Fury corps said in a post on X. On June 16, the Fire and Fury Corps of the Indian Army paid a 'heartfelt tribute to the valour and sacrifice' of soldiers on Monday, remembering the ones who died five years ago (in 2020) during the Galwan Valley clashes at the India-China border. 'On Galwan Day, Fire and Fury Corps paid heartfelt tribute to the valour and supreme sacrifice of our bravehearts who stood resolute in the face of adversity. The indomitable courage in Galwan Valley forever resonates in the hearts of every Indian. The nation honours their families with deep respect. Their sacrifice continues to inspire generations,' the Fire and Fury corps posted on X. 20 Indian soldiers had died during the Galwan valley clash on June 16, 2020, five years ago, while the Chinese side also faced heavy casualties. Following the clashes, tensions between India and China rose, with the army deploying formations near the Galwan Valley, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh and undertaking a range of activities such as surveying border areas to stop a 'possible' Chinese aggression. Since the clashes, India and China have disengaged from various border areas steadily and have also created a buffer zone in various areas. In February 2021, Delhi and Beijing reached an agreement to disengage from the 135-km Pangong Lake. In September 2022, the Indian troops and their counterparts in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) completed the disengagement process in the Gogra Heights-Hot Springs area near Patrolling Point-15 in the eastern Ladakh sector, according to government sources. More recently, in October 2024, India and China reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements in the Depsang Plains and Demchok, two friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The understanding was reached after earlier disengagement in other friction points in eastern Ladakh following meetings at diplomatic and military levels. The top leaders of both countries have met each other, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping met in Kazan in October last year on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit. (ANI)
