In a fast and furious year of devastating wars and high-stakes diplomacy, the historic meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands out as a potential harbinger of a new global order. In his first visit to China in seven years, Modi agreed with Xi that Asia’s two powers should…
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin this week, the choreography was striking. Chinese President Xi Jinping, flanked by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, unveiled proposals for a development bank, expanded BeiDou satellite services, and cooperation in green technology, artificial intelligence and infrastructure. The message was unmistakable: the…
The world’s two most populous countries need to be friends, Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Meeting on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, Xi told Modi that the two countries could be good neighbours and play a key…
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi highlighted to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi how dialogue mechanisms between their countries have been revived when the two met on Tuesday, following their latest cautious overture amid a rapidly evolving global landscape. In New Delhi, Wang said that during border talks he and India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval…
There are speculations that Brazil president’s invitation to PM Modi for a state dinner following the Brics Summit may have led China’s Xi to pull out read more In a first, Chinese President Xi Jinping might skip the upcoming Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro; and the speculations have already caused frustration among Brazilian officials….
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shed light on New Delhi’s delicate balancing act between China and the United States during a rare interview, indicating a thaw in relations with Beijing while reaffirming his strong personal ties with US President Donald Trump. Modi acknowledged that ongoing border disputes between India and China had caused tensions, but…
India and China have pledged to reflect on the lessons learned from their border stand-off in 2020, while emphasising the need for regular communication to prevent a recurrence. The resolution came at the first diplomatic talks under a key dialogue mechanism since both sides withdrew from two face-off points along their disputed western Himalayan border….