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

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.

India has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep into the territory of its geopolitical rival, China, just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his first visit there in years.

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

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.

India and China are set to resume direct flights after five years as the neighboring countries work on improving diplomatic and air connectivity ties.

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.

China and India should see each other as "partners and opportunities" and offer the world "much-needed certainty and stability", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during his first visit to India in three years amid recovering bilateral ties.

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.

To seize its opportunity to become a global force in solar power, nation must address tariff tensions and fix a supply chain still hugely reliant on Beijing.