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.
On his 2-day visit to Russia for BRICS summit, Modi also met with Iran president to discuss Afghanistan's reconstruction. On day 2, he'll hold bilateral meet with Xi Jinping—1st in 5 yrs.
As BRICS transitions into BRICS 10, China leverages this expansion to promote its vision of a multipolar world, while India’s cautious stance remains a focal point in Chinese strategic discussions.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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