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  PM Modi China visit Highlights: First pic from SCO shows PM Modi in front row, Putin next to Xi

  World | August 31, 2025 23:47 IST

  PM Modi China Visit LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping had previously met in Russia's Kazan in 2024 on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

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  Russia, China 'united in strengthening' in BRICS, says Putin; calls Xi a 'great leader'

  World | August 31, 2025 6:34 IST

  Russian President Vladimir Putin called Xi Jinping a 'great leader', who has 'strong will' and someone who is 'endowed with strategic vision'. During his visit to China, Putin will join over 20 other global leaders to attend the Victory Day parade in Beijing to commemorate China's victory in WW2.

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  India's diplomatic tightrope: New Delhi's art of balancing China amid relationship with US, Russia

  India | August 30, 2025 9:59 IST

  Amid tariffs, India has been actively seeking to broaden its trade partnerships by negotiating new agreements with various nations. Prime Minister Modi’s participation in the SCO summit is anticipated to enhance India’s diplomatic and economic initiatives in the region.

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  How Trump tariffs united New Delhi and Beijing which years of foreign policy could not do| EXPLAINED

  Explainers | August 29, 2025 15:14 IST

  US President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on Indian goods have pushed New Delhi and Beijing closer, achieving in weeks what years of diplomacy could not. Both countries, usually wary rivals, have found common ground in opposing Washington’s trade pressures.

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  Trump's tariff war brings Beijing-New Delhi closer? Know about Xi Jinping's secret letter to India

  Business | August 28, 2025 18:00 IST

  According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the two sides also agreed to take practical steps to facilitate visas and promote exchanges between the media and think tanks.

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  PM Modi to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31 on sidelines of SCO Summit

  India | August 28, 2025 13:15 IST

  After a gap of more than seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China on August 31 to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

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  From Galwan to dialogue: Mapping Modi-Xi interactions and the trajectory of India-China relations

  India | August 28, 2025 12:40 IST

  PM Modi China visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) after a gap of more than seven years.

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  Message to Trump? Xi, Putin and Kim to unite during Chinese military parade

  World | August 28, 2025 11:24 IST

  This is expected to be Kim's first international visit in nearly six years. China remains North Korea's biggest trading partner. Russia is also considered to be a close ally of the two, and Pyongyang reportedly had even provided troops to Moscow for the Ukraine war.

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  SCO summit: PM Modi to visit China after 7-year hiatus on Aug 31, aims to reset ties amid US tariffs

  India | August 23, 2025 7:14 IST

  His visit also comes at a time when India is facing increasing trade pressure from the United States. The US has imposed sweeping tariffs on Indian imports, citing concerns over New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil. President Donald Trump has notably doubled tariffs on several Indian goods.

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  China backs India with 'bully' jibe at Trump tariffs, says Beijing-Delhi are Asia's double engines

  India | August 22, 2025 0:21 IST

  Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong said the cooperation between India and China was essential not only for development but also for global stability.

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  Xi makes visit to Tibet to celebrate 60 years of Chinese rule: 'Tibetan Buddhism needs to change'

  World | August 21, 2025 17:38 IST

  While addressing to a crowd of 20,000 in Lhasa, Xi Jinping highlighted the political importance of the visit amid ongoing tensions over the Chinese occupation of Tibet.

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  US-China extend trade truce as Trump again delays tariffs deadline for 90 days

  World | August 12, 2025 8:44 IST

  The previous deadline was set to expire at 12.01 am on Tuesday. Without the extension, the US could have increased taxes on Chinese imports from an already steep 30 per cent, and Beijing could have retaliated with higher levies on US exports to China.

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  India-US tariff row: Trump faces dissent in US as India stands firm on Russia trade | Updates

  India | August 08, 2025 14:46 IST

  India-US tariffs latest update: Trump's punitive tariff on India seemed intended to exert economic pressure on Moscow by targeting one of its largest oil buyers, as India is the second-biggest purchaser of Russian crude.

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  How Trump's tariff tirade may be fueling Russia-India-China troika revival | Explained

  Explainers | August 08, 2025 11:12 IST

  Both Russia and China have pushed for the revival of RIC. And last month, India also showed its willingness to revive the RIC, saying any discussion about its revival would be taken in a "mutually convenient manner".

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  PM Modi likely to visit China for SCO Summit after 7 years amid 'trade war' with Trump-led US

  India | August 06, 2025 23:43 IST

  Notably, PM Modi's visit to China comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has targeted the BRICS countries for buying oil from Russia and for what the US President claims is a grouping that challenges the hegemony of the dollar.

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  'Tariff wars have no winners': China's stern message to Trump

  World | July 30, 2025 23:52 IST

  In a post on 'X' (formerly known as Twitter), the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson warned Washington and said that Beijing will continue to defend its "sovereignty, security and development interests".

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  Russia-India-China trilateral dialogue to be revived? MEA expresses hope after Moscow's push

  India | July 17, 2025 19:07 IST

  The RIC framework has remained largely inactive in recent years, initially due to the Covid-19 pandemic and later because of the 2020 military standoff between India and China in Eastern Ladakh.

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  Jaishankar meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, briefs on India-China bilateral ties

  World | July 15, 2025 9:57 IST

  During the meeting, EAM Jaishankar conveyed the greetings of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Chinese President Xi.

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  India, China need to avoid 'restrictive' trade measures, focus on LAC de-escalation: Jaishankar

  World | July 14, 2025 23:52 IST

  In the last few months, India and China have initiated a number of measures to repair the bilateral ties that had severely nosedived following the deadly clashes between the two militaries in 2020. Jaishankar also referred to the 75th anniversary of the establishment of India-China diplomatic ties.

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  China slams Trump's 10% tariff threats, calls them 'coercion tactics' as trade tensions escalate

  World | July 07, 2025 14:04 IST

  Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, said at a regular press conference that the use of tariffs benefits no one.