Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held formal talks at the White House, emphasising cooperation
Xi Jinping's BRICS Summit India visit is a calculated strategic event, seen as an effort to accumulate bargaining chips for meetings with the U.S. and to promote reforms in global governance
Chinese President Xi Jinping is anticipated to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, a significant diplomatic event as it marks his first visit to India since the 2020 Galwan Valley military standoff
Trump is expected to continue making his case for China to play a bigger role in ending the war in the Gulf, which has now crossed its third month
The topic was also avoided at Trump's recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two nations entered a fragile trade truce that sees the US refraining from a 100% tariff imposition, and China pausing rare-earth export controls for a year
The Busan summit of October 30, 2025, was the first face-to-face engagement between the two leaders since 2019, and it unfolded against a backdrop of economic strain, geopolitical manoeuvring, and strategic brinkmanship
India and China are set to resume direct flight operations by late October. Direct flight services were suspended after the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 Galwan standoff
The development comes as PM Narendra Modi met Xi Jinping during the recently concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit
Donald Trump shares a new post, expressing what could possibly be regret that the U.S. has "lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China." The comment comes right after Modi, Putin, and Xi were seen together at the recent SCO meeting in Tianjin where they vowed to stand upto the US's tactics
Beijing's muted announcement of Xi Jinping's visit to Lhasa signals a response to New Delhi's nuanced approach to the Tibet issue and broader bilateral ties
Donald Trump claims India offered 'zero tariffs' on US imports. This comes as Modi, Putin, and Xi Jinping strengthen ties at the SCO Summit