Once close ties between India and the US are fraying over tariffs and the war in Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This will be the prime minister’s first visit to China since 2018. The SCO Summit will open on August 31 in Tianjin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s top aide said ties with Beijing are on an “upward trend,” another signal that New Delhi may be recalibrating its foreign policy amid mounting tariff pressure from US President Donald Trump.

Wang Yi expected to meet Indian Premier Narendra Modi besides holding boundary talks in New Delhi - Anadolu Ajansı

There is an upward trend in India-China relations and Beijing has promised to address New Delhi's needs on rare earths, a top Indian official and a source said on Tuesday, as the neighbours rebuild ties that were damaged by a 2020 border clash.

He also said that a 'new trend' has been observed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Kazan last October.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been moving to align India with the United States and freeze out China. Now, efforts to rebuild ties between the Asian giants are gaining momentum.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Monday discussed border peace, trade issues and bilateral exchanges, aiming to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Narendra Modi said he received a phone call from his “friend” Vladimir Putin, who shared his insights on a recent meeting with Trump in Alaska, in another signal that ties between New Delhi and Moscow remain strong.