Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin, China as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is underway. The visit marks Modi’s first trip to China in seven years. The two leaders signaled a reset in relations with the restart of direct flights and discussions on trade, investment and a fragile border thaw as both countries face US tariffs.
00:00Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan at a banquet in Tianjin, China.
00:10He joins dozens of leaders, from Russia to Turkey to Iran, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit.
00:17The banquet follows a closely watched bilateral meeting between Modi and Xi earlier in the day, in Modi's first visit to China in seven years.
00:28With global tariff uncertainty rising, and a fresh 50% U.S. duty on Indian goods, the two leaders used their meeting to talk trade, investment, and a fragile border thaw.
00:51Modi echoed that tone, saying direct flights, suspended for six years, are being resumed.
00:57Tense border disputes have been calmed, and ties are back on a positive trajectory.
01:02Washington's new tariffs on Indian goods, tied to New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil, have complicated U.S.-India ties, and nudged New Delhi to hedge its own country.
01:07New Delhi's diplomatic bets, but analysts say, problems still persist with Beijing.
01:14I think for India, of course, you can see this is a leverage against the U.S. tariff pressure, that's true.
01:21But we should not forget that the underlying contradiction between India and China and China.
01:22New Delhi's new tariffs on Indian goods, tied to New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil, have complicated U.S.-India ties, and nudged New Delhi to hedge its diplomatic bets.
01:33But analysts say, problems still persist with Beijing.
01:37I think for India, of course, you can see this is a leverage against the U.S. tariff pressure, that's true.
01:44But we should not forget that the underlying contradiction between India and China is still unresolved.
01:53And you cannot expect that these improvements of relations can resolve the border dispute.
02:03A bilateral meeting and a grand banquet in Tianjin has set the stage for a reset in India-China relations.
02:10But the real test will be whether the agreements on flights, trade, and a sensitive border can hold.
02:16Howard Chang and Chris Gorin for Taiwan Plus.
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