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Jaishankar Meets Chinese VP; Says Normalisation Of Ties Can Produce Mutually Beneficial Outcomes

Beijing, Jul 14: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday conveyed to Chinese Vice President Han Zheng that continued normalisation of India-China ties can produce mutually beneficial outcomes and an open exchange of views between the two sides is “very important” considering the “complex” global scenario. The external affairs minister held talks with Zheng shortly…

Jaishankar Meets Chinese VP; Says Normalisation Of Ties Can Produce Mutually Beneficial Outcomes
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Amit Shah Reviews Security Along Indo-Pak Border, Airports With Top Officials
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Amit Shah Reviews Security Along Indo-Pak Border, Airports With Top Officials

New Delhi, May 9: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the prevailing situation along India’s border with Pakistan and airports in the country amid the military conflict between the two countries, sources said. The meeting came hours after the Border Security Force said it has foiled an infiltration bid from across the International Border…

Govt committed to offer 200 units free electricity: CM Omar Abdullah

JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir aims to achieve self-sufficiency in power generation in next two years, ensuring a reliable electricity supply, and that the government was committed to offering 200 units of free electricity. He said Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation was prioritizing the development of hydroelectric…

Govt committed to offer 200 units free electricity: CM Omar Abdullah
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Grenade attack on police station in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, no casualties: Officials
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Grenade attack on police station in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, no casualties: Officials

BARAMULLA: A suspected grenade attack took place at a police station in north Kashmir's Baramulla district late last night, police said today. "During the night intervening March 4-5, at approximately 2120 hrs, a blast-like sound was heard from the backside of Police Post Old Town, Baramulla, causing concern among the general public. No casualty or…

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Mind Games Would Be Played: Jaishankar On China’s Approach Towards Bilateral Ties

New Delhi, Feb 23: S Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, stated on Friday that one of the "biggest challenges" facing India-China relations will be striking and sustaining an equilibrium, even as he insisted that Beijing's defiance of established norms was what initially set off the border dispute in eastern Ladakh. He warned against China's "mind game" to limit the issues under the bilateral framework and stated that India must not give up its rights to use other global variables to obtain better terms on an equilibrium during an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue.Regarding the economy, the minister of external affairs predicted that China's GDP would eventually level off while India's would increase. He cited Goldman Sachs estimates indicating that both China and India's economies might reach USD 50 trillion or more by 2075. According to Jaishankar, India ought to have the self-assurance to "leverage" the global system in order to produce the "best possible outcome." He made these comments in response to a question about whether China and India will reach a breaking point in their tense relationship and whether or not they would ever achieve harmony. The current problem is as follows: starting in the late 1980s, we had a border agreement because it worked for both of us. After over three decades, there was finally a departure. a change in their actions when it came to border behaviour. Additionally, there was resistance on our end," he claimed. One of the primary issues for both countries, in my opinion, will be reaching a balance, then keeping it and updating it. It will not be simple," he said. According to the minister of external affairs, there will be "mind games" and it's "just between the two of us.""There are not any of the other 190 or so countries in our connection. That is the mental game that will be engaged in. He stated, "I don't think we should play it." "It seems unfair to give up that right if there are other elements in the world that I can use to obtain better terms on an equilibrium," he said. "Do not grant another country, which is obviously a competitive country, a veto over our policy decisions today when I say think through your own answer. Regretfully, such has occasionally occurred in the past," he remarked. Speaking on the two economies, Jaishankar stated that India's economy began "much more robustly and earlier than that of the Chinese." However, it is inevitable that everyone will eventually become flat. Thus, there will come a time when we will be expanding and they will be levelling out," he stated. "I accept the conclusions that today's statistics point to. However, if one looks for an example, Goldman Sachs predicts that by 2075, both of our economies would really reach a GDP of more than USD 50 trillion and will be the closest to one another."If both of us are moving in relation to each other and the world, how do we construct an equilibrium? There will be occasions when one or the other would want to do something to press home a particular advantage and the other would resist it," he said. That is the international version of the problem. [caption id="attachment_11593" align="alignnone" width="300"] Mind Games Would Be Played: Jaishankar…