The rapprochement is not about Trump's tariffs, but easing tensions on the disputed Himalayan border, writes Harsh V. Pant.

China's top diplomat was in New Delhi this week for the 24th round of talks aimed at walking back border tensions.

The reset in India-China relations is being driven by economic compulsions rather than politics, says Strategic Affairs Expert Zorawar Daulet Singh. He told CNBC-TV18 that post-Ladakh stability created space for re-engagement,

India and China share a complicated relationship. The world’s two most populous nations are outright regional rivals who fought a border war in the 1960s. Relations have been at a low point since border clashes in 2020 left soldiers dead on both sides.

Russia expects to continue supplying oil to India despite warnings from the United States, Russian embassy officials in New Delhi said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow hopes trilateral talks will soon take place with India and China.

The government on Thursday sent two separate diplomatic notes to India and China on their recent understanding to reopen the trade route via Lipulekh Pass, a tri-junction territory historically belonging to Nepal.

India and China have agreed to explore demarcating their disputed border, a key move toward resolving decades-old territorial disputes as the neighbors look to recalibrate ties against the backdrop of strained India-US relations.

Beijing has also cleared rare earth exports to India ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China later this month, according to Indian media reports. Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, where he will ...