The rapprochement is not about Trump's tariffs, but easing tensions on the disputed Himalayan border, writes Harsh V. Pant.

The speculations surrounding TikTok comes just days before Prime Minister Modi’s visit to China to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1.

India and China share a complicated relationship. The world’s two most populous nations are outright regional rivals who fought a border war in the 1960s. Relations have been at a low point since border clashes in 2020 left soldiers dead on both sides.

The reset in India-China relations is being driven by economic compulsions rather than politics, says Strategic Affairs Expert Zorawar Daulet Singh. He told CNBC-TV18 that post-Ladakh stability created space for re-engagement,

Russia expects to continue supplying oil to India despite warnings from the United States, Russian embassy officials in New Delhi said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow hopes trilateral talks will soon take place with India and China.

India and China have agreed to explore demarcating their disputed border, a key move toward resolving decades-old territorial disputes as the neighbors look to recalibrate ties against the backdrop of strained India-US relations.

Xu said at a time of “hegemony, protectionism, power politics and bullying”, China and India have the responsibility to take the lead in promoting an “equal and orderly multipolar world”.

Beijing has also cleared rare earth exports to India ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China later this month, according to Indian media reports. Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, where he will ...

To seize its opportunity to become a global force in solar power, nation must address tariff tensions and fix a supply chain still hugely reliant on Beijing.