This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy grab Ananth Krishnanin, correspondent for India’s national newspaper The Hindu, and drag him into our studio for a discussion of the state of Sino-Indian relations. In particular, we’re curious why Sino-Indian relations seem to have warmed up after the election of Narendra Modi despite the new Prime Minister’s seemingly nationalist
At least 284 people were injured on Tuesday when a train in the Shanghai metro smashed into another which had stalled on the tracks. The accident, which threw Shanghai into disarray, came only two months after another near-disastrous incident on the same line, and only three after a disaster on the high-speed bullet line connecting Wenzhou and Hangzhou.
Asia’s rising colossi share a great deal besides rich cultures, great culinary traditions, billion-plus populations, and a long border. But relations haven’t always been smooth. Have a recent round of border talks, followed up by Premier Wen Jiabao’s recent visit to New Delhi, given a new direction to Sino-Indian relations? And how has U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent visit to India been perceived in New Delhi and Beijing?
On Sinica this week, Kaiser Kuo leads Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt of the International Crisis Group, reporter Kathleen McLaughlin from the Bureau of National Affaris, and the
Hindu’s China correspondent Ananth Krishnanin in a discussion on the state of relations between India and China. Join us for an insider podcast that goes beyond the news and into the sort of underlying analysis you won’t find anywhere else as Kaiser and crew talk about the state of security and trade on the subcontinent, and the implications of Chinese and Indian positioning