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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