The meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, is a significant step toward resolving conflicts.
International media also highlighted that India hasn't received much support from US to aid modernisation & industrialisation efforts, and that hostility towards China won't be beneficial.
BRI has been a major sticking point for India given that parts of Xi’s connectivity project built in Pakistan traverses through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
LAC arrangement relegated to 5th paragraph of Chinese readout. Beijing focuses on Xi pushing for two countries to look at each other as 'development opportunity' rather than 'threats'.
In Episode 1539, ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, & experts Swasti Rao & Sana Hashmi, discuss India's relationship with China & the balancing act among Russia, China & the West.
In 1st bilateral meet in almost five years, Modi and Xi took stock of arrangements agreed to for patrolling along LAC, reviewed overall state of bilateral ties between India, China.
Meeting took place two days after both countries firmed up an agreement on patrolling along LAC in eastern Ladakh, in a major breakthrough to end the over four-year standoff.
The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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