Instead of giving in to pressure, India is mending its ties with Russia and China. President Donald Trump has accused India of funding Russia’s war in Ukraine by buying discounted crude oil from Moscow.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the SCO Summit in Tianjin, calling terrorism a global challenge and underlining India’s vision based on Security, Connectivity and Opportunity.
Recognising the role of their economies in stabilising the world, the two leaders asserted that they need to expand bilateral trade and investment relations and reduce trade deficit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed their commitment to warmer ties during a significant bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba over the next few days during his upcoming visits to Japan and China.
Liu Jianchao has been the head of the Communist Party's International Liaison Department since 2022, which maintains relations with foreign political parties.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning acknowledged PM Modi’s "positive" comments and highlighted progress in ties since his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
"Many leaders of states, among them the President of the People's Republic of China, the Prime Minister of India, the Presidents of Brazil and the Republic of South Africa are addressing this issue and give it a lot of their time. We are grateful to all of them for that because this activity is aimed at achieving a noble mission - the mission of ending hostilities and loss of life", Putin said.