Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China President Xi Jinping meet for their second informal summit in Tamil Nadu’s Mamallapuram. The first had taken place in Wuhan in April 2018.
The resort town of Mamallapuram has been turned into a fortress for the Modi-Xi summit. India & China will discuss issues that have come up since Wuhan.
There is virtually no comparison between the economic strength of India and China. And yet, Modi is employing all his resources to stand eyeball-to-eyeball with Xi.
Pakistan obsession is unfortunate because it ends up obscuring graver challenges in India’s relationship with China, which has assumed a broader scope.
Chinese ambassador Sun Weidong said the informal summit in Mamallapuram will hopefully give rise to guidelines on the developmental direction of India-China ties.
Speaking ahead of the Modi-Xi's second informal summit, ambassador Sun Weidong said the uncertainty of the international situation poses common challenges to China and India.
Optimism from first round of informal talks in Wuhan in April 2018 appears to have dissipated with China's aggressive stance on India scrapping Article 370.
Pity none of the well-behaved guests attempted India’s favourite 'Nagin dance' when Italian brand Bvlgari 'saap' slithered through The Art House in Mumbai.
According to the Niti Aayog quarter trade watch report launched Monday, India’s total trade in FY 2025 was at US$1.73 trillion—exports at US$823 billion & imports US$908 billion.
In July, India & UK had announced a defence industrial roadmap that mentioned Jet Engine Advanced Core Technologies Innovation and co-development as a key priority.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
Just a stray thought. What would be the harm if the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan could have an informal summit in the holy city of Amritsar. No formal agenda, no official statements or communique. As happens before the rains, a lot of negative ions have built up in the atmosphere. Man to man, get it off the chest. See if there are a few things the two countries can cooperate on. Perhaps planning the next summit of SAARC. 2. President Xi is not coming to Mahabalipuram to see the ancient temples or sample the local seafood. Two neighbours have serious unresolved issues. It helps both to find ways to manage the relationship more productively.
Just a stray thought. What would be the harm if the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan could have an informal summit in the holy city of Amritsar. No formal agenda, no official statements or communique. As happens before the rains, a lot of negative ions have built up in the atmosphere. Man to man, get it off the chest. See if there are a few things the two countries can cooperate on. Perhaps planning the next summit of SAARC. 2. President Xi is not coming to Mahabalipuram to see the ancient temples or sample the local seafood. Two neighbours have serious unresolved issues. It helps both to find ways to manage the relationship more productively.