In Tianjin, as Modi, Putin, and Xi share a rare triangular stage, the encounter transcends summit optics. It echoes Bandung’s diplomacy, Indira–Brezhnev’s axis, and Vajpayee’s balancing act, marking another historical turn in India’s search for strategic autonomy amid shifting global currents.
Read MoreAt a time when Donald Trump’s tariff brinkmanship rattles global markets, reports of Xi Jinping’s secret outreach to New Delhi highlight a complex recalibration: India weighing China’s reconciliatory signals without compromising its hard-earned autonomy in global trade and diplomacy.
Read MoreDonald Trump’s tariff shock has reignited global trade anxieties. For India, the choice is stark—double down on Western markets or gamble on BRICS. The answer is clear: tariffs may sting, but BRICS won’t rescue India’s growth ambitions.
Read MoreIndia and China’s decision to begin a formal delimitation exercise marks a quiet yet historic shift. While Washington watches from the sidelines, New Delhi engages Beijing directly—signalling a recalibration of regional priorities and the emergence of an India–China-defined Asian order.
Read MoreIndia’s outreach to China, marked by Ajit Doval’s meeting with Wang Yi, comes at a time of growing U.S.–India tariff friction, raising questions about whether shifting alliances could redefine Asia’s power balance and the contours of a new world order.
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