Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Tianjin, where he reiterated New Delhi’s commitment to improving ties with Beijing. This is Modi’s first trip to China in seven years and comes amid the India-US standoff over Trump Tariffs.
."We are committed to progressing our relations based on mutual respect, trust, and sensitivities," Modi told Xi during the meeting, according to a video clip posted on the Indian leader's official X account.
The landmark visit is also the first since India-China relations thawed after both countries reached a pact last October on patrolling their disputed Himalayan border following a deadly clash between
troops in 2020.
In the televised opening remarks, Modi did mention the “peace and stability” along the border and hailed the resumption of direct flights between the two countries. He added that the welfare of 2.8 billion people is linked to bilateral cooperation between India and China. There was consent between our Special Representatives on border management, Modi said.
Modi’s statement comes as China urged India to stand against the “bully” US and offered support to stand with India against Washington’s steep tariffs. Analysts think both countries are on the path to recalibrate their relations. "Both India and China are engaged in what is likely to be a lengthy and fraught process of defining a new equilibrium in the relationship," said Manoj Kewalramani, a Sino-Indian relations expert at the Takshashila Institution think tank in Bengaluru, told Reuters.
