While India's S. Jaishankar and China's Wang Yi "said the right things," analysts say nothing has changed for the regional rivalry.

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visited China on July 14 and 15, his first dedicated visit since the 2020 military standoff in the western sector of the China-India border. During the visit,

There is tension between India and Pakistan regarding the Indus Water Treaty. Meanwhile, China is also trying to interfere in it. After India postponed the treaty, China has made a plan for Pakistan.

China relationship, which could flare up at any moment, noted analysts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

India and China must resolve friction along their border, pull back troops and avoid "restrictive trade measures" to normalise their relationship, India's foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday.

After years of border tensions, India and China appear to be gradually moving towards resetting ties - but larger challenges and suspicions remain.The visit of two senior Indian officials to China late last month was seen as a sign of a thaw in bilateral relations.

That fight, which saw Indian jets shot down and Pakistan struck by Indian missiles, was triggered by a murderous attack on Indian tourists in Kashmir that India blames on Islamist militants sponsored by Pakistan’s security services.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit buyers of Russian exports with sanctions unless Russia agrees a peace deal over the conflict in Ukraine, potentially complicating Moscow's oil sales to China,

Over the past quarter century, few countries have commanded as much sustained attention from U.S. foreign policy officials as has India. Since the George W. Bush administration, the United States has placed India not just at the heart of its approach to Asia but at the center of its global strategy.

India's exports to the US witnessed a significant surge of 23.53% in June, reaching $8.3 billion, while imports decreased by 10.61%. During the first quarter of FY26, exports to the US climbed 22.18% to $25.