Threatened by Washington with 50% tariffs, India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has responded by turning to its powerful neighbors. The Indian foreign minister is set to visit Russia soon, while the Chinese foreign minister is expected in New Delhi on Monday.

The aggressive trade policies of President Donald Trump are inadvertently pushing India towards a strategic alignment with China.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be visiting India for a two-day visit, aimed at improving ties between India and China. Also, today (August 18), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington,

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India from Monday to Wednesday, China's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday, for talks about a disputed border in the Himalayas.

A cargo of Indian diesel is heading to China, in what would be first such shipment since 2021, with oil product exports from Russia-linked Nayara Energy in a state of limbo following the latest round of European Union sanctions.

Canada, France, Iceland, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and UAE-- have a cent-percent record as every individual in these nations is able to afford a calorie-sufficient diet.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding that New Delhi was "now cozying up to both Russia and China.

India and China are discussing resuming border trade of locally made goods after more than five years, marking the latest step in a slow but steady effort by the Asian neighbors to ease long-standing tensions,