While India's S. Jaishankar and China's Wang Yi "said the right things," analysts say nothing has changed for the regional rivalry.

India’s multi-alignment approach has helped it navigate the geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges stemming from the unpredictable policies of the United States President Donald Trump’s second administration.

India and China must resolve friction along their border, pull back troops and avoid "restrictive trade measures" to normalise their relationship, India's foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday.

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visited China on July 14 and 15, his first dedicated visit since the 2020 military standoff in the western sector of the China-India border. During the visit,

China relationship, which could flare up at any moment, noted analysts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Resolving friction along their border and the ability to maintain peace are fundamental for mutual trust between India and China, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Monday.

That fight, which saw Indian jets shot down and Pakistan struck by Indian missiles, was triggered by a murderous attack on Indian tourists in Kashmir that India blames on Islamist militants sponsored by Pakistan’s security services.

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh met with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in Qingdao on Friday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defense ministers' summit—the first such visit to China by a senior Indian minister since the 2020 crisis.

Over the past quarter century, few countries have commanded as much sustained attention from U.S. foreign policy officials as has India. Since the George W. Bush administration, the United States has placed India not just at the heart of its approach to Asia but at the center of its global strategy.

The BJP's Jay Panda today ripped into the Congress over its plans to corner the government on Pahalgam attack and the subsequent Operation Sindoor in the upcoming session of parliament.