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

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.

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,

China’s oil demand growth has stalled as electric vehicle sales surge and gasoline and diesel consumption decline.

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.

Amid China's aggression in the South China Sea, the Philippines has started strengthening its defense ties with Taiwan. Joint patrols and military activities have been seen between the two countries.

The two countries are the largest purchasers of Russian oil. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.

Trump has threatened 100% ‘secondary tariffs’ on likes of India and China, which experts warn could cause a global spike in oil prices