In this interview to The Quint, Shyam Saran gives us his take on what really caused the Doklam standoff, why we're not dealing with Pakistan right, and how to see the rise of China.
Following the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said that “peace and tranquility is a prerequisite” for the further development of India-China ties.
China’s People’s Liberation Army on Monday warned India not to underestimate its determination to safeguard what it considers sovereign territory. The statement comes amid an ongoing standoff between the two neighbors over a contested region in the Doklam Plateau.
Earlier on Thursday, India’s Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj addressed the Rajya Sabha and said that the Government of India is ready to hold talks with China if both sides pull back their forces to end the standoff. Tensions have been high since June, when China began construction in the Doklam Plateau, an area also claimed by Indian ally Bhutan .
In an exclusive conversation with The Quint’s editorial director Sanjay Pugalia, Former Minister of Finance and Minister of External Affairs Yashwant Sinha shared his thoughts on the current political and economic affairs in the country.
In an exclusive conversation with The Quint’s editorial director Sanjay Pugalia, Former Minister of Finance and Minister of External Affairs Yashwant Sinha shared his thoughts on the current political and economic affairs in the country.
This barber in China’s Sichuan province is trying to bring back an old tradition that uses heated tongs to style hair. 72-year-old Wang Weimei doesn’t use electric straighteners, as is readily available in the market. Instead he trims and straightens the hair of his customers with a heated metal tong. So, if you desire straight hair, but are hesitant to buy a straightener, this barber is your go to man.
China said today it has lodged a diplomatic protest with India for allowing the Dalai Lama to visit the "disputed" parts of Arunachal Pradesh. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said it has lodged the protest with India's Ambassador in Beijing, Vijay Gokhale. The Dalai Lama spoke fondly of Arunachal Pradesh and said he had a special connection with the state, as it had served as his point of entry when he escaped to India from Tibet in 1959.
In a shocking incident, employees of a mall in China were reportedly asked to crawl on the road for missing a sales target. A video of the purported incident shows men and women crawling on a busy street in Chengde of China’s Hebei province. As onlookers gape in bewilderment, the employees continue their crawl with their heads hanging low. Reports say the punished are engaged in the local beauty industry.
This impressive footage shows a man from China creating intricate artworks out of leaves.
The video which has been filmed in Jiaozuo, Henan Province of China on January 10, shows a series of finished leaf carvings, before the artist demonstrates the process of making these artworks.
