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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicModi-Xi

Topic: Modi-Xi

Superman Modi to superpower meeting — Indian TV anchors script a Tianjin blockbuster

Tango, triad, trinity, troika — TV news pulled out every T-word from its dictionary and paired it with Tianjin to target Trump on tariffs and trade.

Chinese memes, videos & commentaries say Modi overshadowed other leaders at SCO

On Douyin, many videos highlighted how Modi was all smiles during his China visit. Others focused on his handholding with Putin and Trump’s supposed irritation.

China will be more central to India now. Though an anti-US unity is premature

Even with the option of EU markets, China will have to be a significant part of India’s economic policy. But the difficult security relationship is an important complication.

China won’t change course. Modi’s PR events with stage-managed applause have never worked

If Indira Gandhi had based her foreign policy on “good vibes” with world leaders, Bangladesh would still be East Pakistan.

Modi tells Xi—‘stability created along LAC, interests of 2.8 bn people linked to our cooperation’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his first visit to China since 2018 for SCO summit, met Chinese President Xi Jinping Sunday and is also set to hold talks with Vladimir Putin.

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Xi and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

India-China should meet halfway, says Beijing as foreign secy Misri meets Chinese FM Wang Yi

The Indian foreign secretary was in Beijing for a 2-day visit. This follows the Chinese foreign minister's meetings with EAM Jaishankar & NSA Ajit Doval last year.

India-China disengagement is tactical. Won’t impact border dispute or power tussle

The quest for territory is not the driver of the border dispute; it is merely China’s tool to assert hegemony. India needs until at least 2047 to be in a position to challenge it.

China doesn’t respect India’s security concerns or peaceful efforts. Where is mutual trust?

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.

How global media viewed Modi & Xi’s 1st bilateral meeting in 5 yrs, analysing the India-China dynamic

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. 

On Camera

No amount of welfarism and futurist illusion can remove poverty of Indian people: BS Sanyal

The methods of the welfarist reduce the productivity of human effort and thus affect the welfare of the invalids as well as of the able-bodied. This is a greater injustice, BS Sanyal wrote in 1957.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.