Indian PM Modi expected to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping tomorrow
\n New Delhi
\nIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, as ties between the Asian rivals thaw against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump\u2019s imposition of punitive tariffs on New Delhi.
\nModi is on his first visit to China in seven years to participate in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) regional security bloc, whose members also include Russia and Iran.
\nModi\u2019s visit is the first since a deadly 2020 clash between Indian and Chinese troops on their disputed Himalayan border. The neighbours share a 3,800 km (2,400 miles) border that is poorly demarcated and has been disputed since the 1950s.
\nHere is a timeline of the thaw in ties since the military standoff began five years ago:
\n2020: At least 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese troops are killed in hand-to-hand combat in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, northern India, in June 2020.
\nThe same year, New Delhi heightened scrutiny of investments from China, banned popular Chinese mobile apps and severed direct passenger air routes.
\nDecember, 2022: Minor border scuffles between Indian and Chinese troops break out in the Tawang sector of India\u2019s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which is also claimed by China as part of southern Tibet.
\nAugust, 2023: Modi and Xi meet in Johannesburg on the sidelines of a summit of the BRICS grouping of nations and agree to intensify efforts to disengage and de-escalate tensions.
\nSeptember 2024: Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, speaking at an event in Geneva, says about 75% of the \u201cdisengagement\u201d problems at India\u2019s border with China had been sorted out.
\nIndia\u2019s aviation minister also indicates a thaw in the standoff, writing in a post on X that the two countries had discussed early resumption of direct passenger flights on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation in Delhi.
\nOctober 2024: Both nations reach a deal on patrolling their disputed frontier to end the military stand-off.
\nModi and Xi hold their first formal talks in five years on October 23 in Russia on the sidelines of a BRICS summit.
\nThe leaders agreed to boost communication and cooperation between their countries and resolve conflicts to help improve ties.
\nDecember 2024: Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval travels to China to hold first formal talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the border issue after the October agreement.
\nDoval and Wang are designated as special representatives by their countries for discussing the border issue.
\nJanuary 2025: Wang and India\u2019s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri hold talks in China. Both sides agree to resume direct air services and work on resolving differences over trade and economic issues.
\nApril 2025: Chinese embassy spokesperson says India and China should stand together to overcome difficulties in the face of tariffs imposed by Trump\u2019s administration.
\nJuly 2025: Jaishankar makes first visit to China in five years, says India and China must resolve border friction, pull back troops and avoid \u201crestrictive trade measures\u201d to normalise their relationship.
\nReuters reports that the Indian government\u2019s top think tank has proposed easing rules that de facto require extra scrutiny for investments by Chinese companies.
\nAugust 2025: Wang tells his Indian counterpart while on a visit to New Delhi that China and India should establish \u201ccorrect strategic understanding\u201d and regard each other as partners, not rivals.
\nLater in the month, Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong says at an event in New Delhi that China opposes Washington\u2019s steep tariffs on India and will \u201cfirmly stand with India\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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