India and China resumed direct flights after five years, marking a cautious thaw in ties. IndiGo’s Kolkata–Guangzhou flight landed early Monday, hailed by both sides as the “first fruit” of renewed engagement. The move is expected to boost trade, tourism, and people-to-people contact.

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The South China Sea is one of the world's most contested maritime regions, with overlapping territorial claims from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.

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From Jawaharlal Nehru’s 1954 visit to China, which introduced the Panchsheel principles, to Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 2003 visit that saw several agreements signed, India–China relations have come a long way.

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With Indian China relations reviving, if this goes beyond de-escalation management to defence and strategic cooperation, Washington will see its plan of consolidation and countering China in Indo-Pacific slipping away. 

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They have alternated between friendship and hostility, from the sacrifice of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis in the 1930s to the promises of the Panchsheel Agreement in the 1950s, and the subsequent scars of the 1962 war.

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A day before Donald Trump's additional tariff on Indian exports to the US takes effect, China's Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, said on Tuesday that New Delhi's exports to Beijing grew 20 per cent in the April-July quarter, including petroleum, electronic goods, and agricultural products.

Chinese Ambassador claims 20 per cent growth in Indian exports to China

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro has stirred controversy by praising India's diplomatic influence in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, stating that "the road to peace runs through New Delhi" and calling PM Narendra Modi "a great leader." However, Navarro also criticized India’s trade practices and continued oil trade with Russia, citing them as reasons behind the Trump administration’s decision to impose a 50% tariff and an unspecified penalty on Indian goods, effective August 27. The move has triggered debate over US-India ties amid growing global tensions.

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Russian diplomat Roman Babushkin spoke about the conflict between India and China and as well as commented on the recent engagement between Beijing And New Delhi. He also dismissed Western criticism of India’s Russian oil imports amid Trump's tariffs

What Russian diplomat said on India's relations with Pakistan and China amid Trump's tariff war

Amid ongoing tariff war in the world, China's foreign minister Wang Yi, who is visiting India, has called out the ‘bullying’ tactics of Washington. New Delhi and Beijing are aiming to reset ties amid tense relations with the US

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China has agreed to lift restrictions on key exports to India, signaling a positive development in bilateral trade relations.


India-China Relations: China To Lift Curbs On Key Exports To India

The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that the visit will help maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, enhance political mutual trust and strengthen practical cooperation. 

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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian, during a press conference, told reporters that India and China are maintaining interactions at various levels, in order to act on the important common understandings reached between leaders of our two countries.

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The air connectivity between the two nations has been suspended since the Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, according to the report, Indian airlines have been asked to stand ready for flights to China on short notice.

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India had paused visa services for Chinese nationals after tensions reached an all-time high over border standoff post the 2020 Galwan clashes. The Indian embassy in China took to social media platform Weibo to share the update and shared the process for visa application.

India to restart issuing tourist visas for Chinese citizens after 5-year hiatus

Without naming Pakistan, Jaishankar said that India's evolving relationship with China after 2020 and 2021 border skirmishes should not have any focus on the third party’s interests

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China has called the issue of the Dalai Lama and his succession a “thorn” in its relationship with India, days after the 14th Dalai Lama assured that his successor would be chosen, and China objected to the statement

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Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-day visit to China, did not sign the document as it “would have diluted India’s stand,” according to sources.

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 In an oblique reference to Pakistan's support to cross-border terrorist activities, NSA Ajit Doval emphasised the need to counter terrorism in all its forms for regional peace in his meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Beijing

Without mentioning Pakistan, Indian NSA Ajit Doval tells Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi 'to counter terrorism in all forms'

‘Peace at LAC critical for normal ties,’ says EAM Jaishankar in parliament on border talks with China

Ahead of a potential meeting between PM Modi and Chinese President breaking news is coming in that the India and China has reached an agreement on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) . This is according to Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

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Indian politician Kiren Rijiju slams 'nervous' China, says 'This is not the 1962 India'

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