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Sutirtho Patranobis

Sutirtho Patranobis

Articles by Sutirtho Patranobis

Chinaware that props up Pakistan in conflict

Between 2017 and 2021, Beijing met 72% of Islamabad’s demand for major arms, data compiled by Sweden’s Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showed (Ajay Angurana)

Updated on May 11, 2025 04:50 IST

Trade war: China retaliates, slaps additional 50% tariffs on US goods

Container ships Epaminondas and Talos are docked at the Port of Baltimore, on Wednesday. (AP)

Updated on Apr 10, 2025 24:46 IST

Chinese students to learn about 1962 India-China war in latest history books

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru addresses Jawans in Ladakh in 1962. (HT)

Updated on Aug 28, 2024 17:04 IST

Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal in Beijing to end years-long rift

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, centre, hosts an event for Mahmoud al-Aloul, left, vice chairman of Fatah, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, a senior member of Hamas, to meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, on Tuesday. (AP)

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 15:46 IST

Significance of Xi Jinping’s meeting with former Taiwanese prez, Ma Jing-yeou

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou as they meet in Beijing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949.(Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

Updated on Apr 14, 2024 04:03 IST

Biden and Xi's two-hour phone call sets the tone for future China-US relations

(FILES) US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping spoke on the phone on April 2, 2024 in a new bid to manage tensions between the United States and China, with top US officials to head shortly to Beijing, officials said. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Updated on Apr 4, 2024 14:58 IST

What’s behind the Katchatheevu island controversy?

Indian fishers boycotted the annual feast at St Antony’s Church this year to protest the arrest of members of the community by Sri Lankan authorities. (Kumanan Kanapathippillai)

Updated on Apr 2, 2024 23:25 IST

China renames 30 places in Arunachal Pradesh; Jaishankar says it means nothing

FILE PHOTO: The change in names of Arunachal Pradesh locations by China will not have any impact on the places in the Indian state but is a marker of the state of ties between the two neighbours. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 1, 2024 13:26 IST

China’s annual conclave concludes with focus on boosting ailing economy

Chinese Premier Li Qiang (right) passes by President Xi Jinping as they attend the closing session of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Monday (AP)

Updated on Mar 12, 2024 24:52 IST

China unveils 5% growth target, ups defence budget

China's President Xi Jinping (left) speaks with Premier Li Qiang during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. (AFP)

Updated on Mar 6, 2024 24:04 IST

How China lost the plot on population

TOPSHOT - People are seen on a street in Beijing on January 17, 2024. China's population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed on january 17, 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)

Updated on Jan 20, 2024 16:45 IST

China’s stake in Maldives leaves little room for diplomacy with India

Chinese president Xi Jinping with Maldives' president Mohamed Muizzu, in Beijing.

Updated on Jan 15, 2024 14:44 IST

As Taiwan prepares for polls, Xi Jinping issues a warning on reunification

Taiwan President and Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate William Lai, from left, shakes hands with Taiwan's Nationalist Party presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih while Taiwan's Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je stands by before the presidential debates at Taiwan Public Television Service in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Jan. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Pei Chen, Pool)

Updated on Jan 2, 2024 15:14 IST

Premier Li Keqiang reflected the Communist Party’s human face

China's former Premier Li Keqiang

Updated on Nov 2, 2023 11:55 IST

Xi Jinping carries out 2nd leadership shake-up in 3 months, sacks Li Shangfu

Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential decree Tuesday to remove Li Shangfu as State Councillor and Minister of National Defence, and to remove Qin Gang as State Councillor (AFP)

Updated on Oct 24, 2023 15:07 IST

Australian journo Cheng Lei, detained by China for 3 yrs, back home: PM Albanese

Australian journalist Cheng Lei speaks on the phone, on arrival at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, October 11, 2023. AAP Image/Supplied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. AUSTRALIA OUT. NEW ZEALAND OUT (via REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 11, 2023 08:22 IST

Questions mount after China defence minister Li Shangfu’s absence

China’s defence minister Li Shangfu attends the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2023. (REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 16, 2023 04:54 IST

Passing of G20 presidential gavel marks start of Delhi to Rio journey

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 10, 2023 19:32 IST

On G20 margins, push for UN reform

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) along with world leaders pays respect at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Raj Ghat on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 10, 2023. (AFP)

Updated on Sep 10, 2023 22:57 IST

China remains silent after signing off on consensus doc

China’s G20 delegation was led by Premier Li Qiang (Twitter Photo)

Updated on Sep 10, 2023 07:45 IST

As ‘Bharat’ on Modi’s table turns heads, a magazine for G20 guests explains name

The “Bharat” country tag at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s table during his opening remarks at the G20 Summit grabbed attention on Saturday morning.

Updated on Sep 9, 2023 23:17 IST

G20 Summit set to commence in New Delhi

The event will showcase India’s readiness to host a wide range of events. (Arvind Yadav/ HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 9, 2023 03:53 IST

Crafts Bazaar to simulate an Indian shopping experience for G20 dignitaries, spouses, guests

An artist at work at the Crafts Bazaar. (AFP)

Updated on Sep 8, 2023 19:08 IST

Hopeful of consensus on G20 Summit’s joint communique: Top Indian diplomat

India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant with foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra and Department of Economic Affairs secretary Ajay Seth during the G20 curtain raiser press conference in New Delhi (PTI)

Updated on Sep 8, 2023 15:52 IST

China warns India on security ties with Taiwan after ex-chiefs visit island

The Chinese foreign ministry’s delayed reaction to the visit comes in the backdrop of deeply strained Sino-India ties which have nosedived since the Galwan Valley clash in June 2020 (AP)

Updated on Aug 31, 2023 21:15 IST

How Barbie sparked the latest geopolitics tussle between China and Vietnam

The talented actor-director Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster, the first live-action movie on the toy, Barbie, was banned in Vietnam

Updated on Jul 28, 2023 11:55 IST

Xi sacks China’s missing foreign minister after video leaks, reappoints Wang Yi

China removed foreign minister Qin Gang and appointed Wang Yi (AP File)

Updated on Jul 25, 2023 15:16 IST

SCO summit: Xi calls for efforts to ‘safeguard regional peace’, ensure ‘common security’

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit via video conference, on Tuesday. (ANI)

Updated on Jul 4, 2023 10:47 IST

China to send special envoy to Ukraine, Russia from Monday

HT Image

Updated on May 12, 2023 09:59 IST

China, Canada in tit-for-tat diplomat expulsion as ties plunge

A man walks past the entrance of the building where Canada’s consul general facilities are located in Shanghai, China on Tuesday. (AFP)

Updated on May 9, 2023 16:27 IST

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