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Khaleej Times
5 hours ago
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Indian prime minister to visit China, says security chief
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said on Tuesday during talks with Beijing's foreign minister in New Delhi. Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit opening on August 31 in Tianjin, his first visit to China since 2018, Ajit Doval said, in public comments at the start of a meeting with Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. "Our prime minister will be visiting for the SCO summit," Doval said, speaking of "new energy" in diplomatic ties. China "attaches great importance" to Modi's visit to the SCO summit, Wang said, according to an official translator. "History and reality proves once again that a healthy and stable China-India relationship serves the fundamental and long term interests of both of our countries," Wang added. Wang is due to meet Modi later on Tuesday. The world's two most populous nations are intense rivals competing for influence across South Asia, and fought a deadly border clash in 2020. India is also part of the Quad security alliance with the United States, Australia and Japan, which is seen as a counter to China. But caught in global trade and geopolitical turbulence triggered by US President Donald Trump's tariff war, the countries have moved to mend ties. During talks on Monday with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's foreign minister, Wang said the two countries should "view each other as partners and opportunities, rather than adversaries or threats".
South China Morning Post
5 hours ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China's Wang Yi appeals for shared vision of partnership and opportunity on India trip
Speaking to his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in New Delhi on Monday, Wang said that both countries should 'put each other's precious resources into development and revitalisation'. 'China and India should explore the right path of treating each other with mutual respect and trust, living in peace, pursuing development together and achieving win–win cooperation … and consolidate the momentum of improving China-India relations,' he said, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout. 02:29 Chinese nationalism surges across social media as viral video mocks downed Indian jets Chinese nationalism surges across social media as viral video mocks downed Indian jets According to The Economic Times, an Indian media outlet, China has promised to address India's three concerns, namely 'rare earths, fertilisers and tunnel boring machines', citing sources. Wang's trip marked another milestone in ties between China and India, which dropped to a historic low after a deadly border clash in 2020. The two countries are now seeing their relationship improve as they both also face an uphill trade war with the US. According to India's foreign ministry, the top diplomats' conversation included various topics, including economic and trade issues, pilgrimages, people-to-people contacts, border trade, the sharing of river data and connectivity. After arriving on Monday, the Chinese foreign minister held talks about the border with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Tuesday and is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in the day. Jaishankar, for his part, said Beijing and Delhi had to engage in 'mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest', and said 'differences must not become disputes, nor competition conflict'.
Malay Mail
6 hours ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
India's PM Modi to visit China for first time since 2018 amid push to mend ties
NEW DELHI, Aug 19 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said today during talks with Beijing's foreign minister in New Delhi. Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit opening on August 31 in Tianjin, his first visit to China since 2018, Ajit Doval said, in public comments at the start of a meeting with Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. 'Our prime minister will be visiting for the SCO summit,' Doval said, speaking of 'new energy' in diplomatic ties. China 'attaches great importance' to Modi's visit to the SCO summit, Wang said, according to an official translator. 'History and reality proves once again that a healthy and stable China–India relationship serves the fundamental and long term interests of both of our countries,' Wang added. Wang is due to meet Modi later today. The world's two most populous nations are intense rivals competing for influence across South Asia, and fought a deadly border clash in 2020. India is also part of the Quad security alliance with the US, Australia and Japan, which is seen as a counter to China. But caught in global trade and geopolitical turbulence triggered by US President Donald Trump's tariff war, the countries have moved to mend ties. During talks yesterday with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's foreign minister, Wang said the two countries should 'view each other as partners and opportunities, rather than adversaries or threats'. — AFP
CNA
11 hours ago
- Business
- CNA
China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with India
BEIJING: Relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting published on Tuesday (Aug 19). The world's two most populous nations are intense rivals competing for influence across South Asia, and fought a deadly border clash in 2020. India is also part of the Quad security alliance with the United States, Australia and Japan, which is seen as a counter to China. But caught in global trade and geopolitical turbulence triggered by US President Donald Trump's tariff war, the countries have moved to mend ties. During talks on Monday with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India's foreign minister, Wang said the two countries should "view each other as partners and opportunities, rather than adversaries or threats". He pointed to the resumption of "dialogue at all levels" and "maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas" as evidence that bilateral ties were on a "positive trend of returning to the main path of cooperation".
Al Jazeera
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
China says Tibet-related issues a ‘thorn' in relations with India
The succession of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is a 'thorn' in China-India relations, says the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. The remarks on Sunday came ahead of the first visit by India's foreign minister to China since the deadly border clashes between the South Asian powers in 2020. 'In reality, [the] Xizang-related issue is a thorn in China-India relations and has become a burden for India,' Yu Jing, a Chinese embassy spokesperson, posted on X, referring to 'Xizang', the Chinese name for Tibet. Ahead of celebrations this month for his 90th birthday that were attended by senior Indian ministers, the Dalai Lama angered China again by saying it had no role in his succession. Tibetans believe the soul of any senior Buddhist monk is reincarnated after his death, but China says the succession will also have to be approved by its leaders. The Dalai Lama has been living in exile in India since 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet. Indian foreign relations experts say his presence gives New Delhi leverage against China. India is also home to about 70,000 Tibetans and a Tibetan government-in-exile. In her post, spokesperson Yu, without naming anyone, said some people from strategic and academic communities in India had made 'improper remarks' on the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. 'As professionals in foreign affairs, they should be fully cognizant of the sensitivity of issues related to Xizang,' Yu said. 'The reincarnation and succession of the Dalai Lama is inherently an internal affair of China.' 🔹It has been noted some people from strategic and academic communities, including former officials, have made some improper remarks on the reincarnation of Dalai Lama, contrary to Indian government's public stance.🔹As professionals in foreign affairs, they should be fully… — Yu Jing (@ChinaSpox_India) July 13, 2025 Indian Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, who sat next to the Dalai Lama during his 90th birthday festivities a week ago, has said that as a practising Buddhist, he believes only the spiritual leader and his office have the authority to decide on his reincarnation. India's Foreign Ministry said on July 4, two days before the Dalai Lama's birthday, that New Delhi does not take any position or speak on matters concerning beliefs and practices of faith and religion. India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be attending a regional security meeting under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Tianjin in northern China on July 15 and hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines. This will be one of the highest-level visits between India and China since their relations nosedived after a deadly border clash in 2020 that killed at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers.
