This country which is South East Asia's largest economy is also looking for a kind of middle ground in the confrontation with ...

French military and intelligence officials said China used its embassies to spread doubt about the capabilities of French-made Rafale fighter jets after they were used in India and Pakistan’s May ...

Paris says Beijing amplified the narrative that Chinese-made fighter jets outperformed French Rafales in the short-lived ...

The clashes between India and Pakistan on May 6 gave rise to a wave of anti-Rafale smears from China, following the news of ...

Jakarta announced plans to buy 13 long-range air surveillance radars from France's Thales in 2023, then purchase two Scorpene ...

Explore how the rise of the BRICS bloc is challenging France's historical dominance in West Africa, reshaping political, ...

With France, by contrast, India enjoys greater leverage, owing to its relatively weaker footing in the global power hierarchy. Modi also has far more in common on China with France’s President ...

France is strong enough to have something to offer on the diplomatic, military, space, and nuclear sectors to India, but not strong enough to shape international order, norms, or rules, or to balance ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) hold talks with Ursula Von Der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in New Delhi, India, Apr. 25, 2022.

In 2025, the United States is the most powerful country, followed by China. Russia, the United Kingdom and Germany also rank ...

France and China have sought to strengthen ties in recent years, but Paris has also pressed Beijing on its ties with Moscow, which have strengthened since the invasion of Ukraine.

India maintains that the McMahon Line, a 550-mile frontier that extends through the Himalayas, is the official legal border between China and India. But China has never accepted it. 1962 ...