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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi. After years of tension—border clashes, app bans, suspended flights, frozen visas—India and China are cautiously resetting ties. But this shift isn’t driven by trust.
The foreign ministers of India and China met in New Delhi on Monday in a renewed effort by the nuclear-armed Asian rivals to ease tensions after a five-year border standoff significantly hurt relations.
In response to Washington's oil-linked tariffs, India is strategically recalibrating its diplomatic approach. By reviving the Russia-India-China troika and engaging with both Moscow and Beijing, India signals its commitment to strategic autonomy.
India has suspended an 11% import duty on cotton until September 30, in a move seen as a signal to Washington that New Delhi is willing to address U.S. concerns on agricultural tariffs, while also easing pressure on its garment industry.
India’s top court has ordered authorities in New Delhi to start removing all stray dogs from its streets and to sterilize and relocate them to shelters permanently.
CNN’s Richard Quest heads to Delhi, a city where tradition and modern life collide at every corner. He sips steaming chai, rolls chapatis in one of the world’s largest free kitchens, and clings to a rickshaw as it dodges chaos on the streets.
India's government plans to ban online games played with money, a proposed bill showed on Tuesday, in what would be a heavy blow for an industry that has attracted billions of dollars of foreign investment.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in India on Monday, is scheduled to hold talks with Modi and other leaders about the disputed border in the Himalayan mountains. Reducing the number of troops on the border and possibly resuming trade in the contested region are expected to be on the agenda.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in New Delhi on a three-day tour for boundary talks. Despite a visible thaw in the frosty bilateral ties, experts say the India-China relationship remains far from normal as Beijing’s campaign against New Delhi has not shown any sign of slowing down.