NEW DELHI: In keeping out of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and signing an agreement on sharing of hydrological data on the Brahmaputra river and another on exporting rice following a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, India kept its interests safe in this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, experts said.

In a major foreign policy speech, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the importance of regional partnerships - and struck a cautious note on engagement with China. Rahul Roy-Chaudhury examines his remarks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue.

India’s pursuit of its national interests will be tested by how it manages its relationships with the U.S. and China.

New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) The relevance of Mahatma Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh lies in the struggle against the lingering consequences of colonisation, Union Minister M J Akbar said today on the occasion of the 128th birth anniversary of the Vietnamese leader.

NEW DELHI/ISTANBUL -- China and India's new Great Game has reached the playing field of the original imperial power rivalry in the 19th century: Iran and Central Asia.

Looking east and south, New Delhi’s attention is finally turning to Southeast Asia.

China’s President Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi agreed to maintain “peace and tranquillity” along their disputed border and enhance “strategic communication” to prevent tension from escalating, during a summit intended to improve fraught relations between the Asian neighbours.