'China will have to untie the knot if the relationship has to improve'

'In the short term the relationship will get worse.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajnath Singh/X Gautam Bambawale is one of only three Indian diplomats who have served as the Republic's ambassadors......

China's leadership has failed in economic reforms

Rumours that Mr Xi was a market reformer appear to have been exaggerated; he has focused on asserting China's leadership on the world stage. The Shanghai stock market may have lost over 15 per cent......