Context: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India for the 18th BRICS Summit marks his first visit to India in seven years and comes amid gradual efforts to stabilise bilateral relations after the 2020 India-China border standoff.The trajectory o...

Context: Nepal has sought international support through the UN Loss and Damage Fund after devastating flash floods caused extensive loss of life and infrastructure. The move reflects the growing demand by climate-vulnerable countries for compensation...

Context: Following the August 26 glacial collapse and flash flood, Nepal has demanded climate compensation from the United States, China and India, shifting the discourse from humanitarian aid to liability for climate-induced losses.The demand highli...

Context: The 25th round of talks between the Special Representatives (SRs), India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, produced an eight-point consensus.The outcome is significant ahead of the expected visit of...

Context: Five years after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan on 15 August 2021, the country has achieved relative security and some economic stabilisation, but remains politically isolated, economically fragile and governed by a hardline theocrati...

Context: The 25th round of talks between the Special Representatives (SRs), India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, produced an eight-point consensus.The outcome is significant ahead of the expected visit of...

Context: Following the latest Special Representatives (SRs) talks on the India–China boundary question, both sides reached an eight-point consensus aimed at strengthening border management and sustaining the broader normalisation of bilateral relatio...