For the first time, Modi arrived in China for the first time in order to attend the two-day Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), together with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Leaders from Central, South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
“We are committed to the progress of our relationships based on mutual respect, trust and understanding,” Modi said during the meeting, according to the video clip published on his official X order.
The bilateral meeting was held five days after the United States introduced customs from 50% on Indian goods because India continues to buy Russian oil. Analysts believe that both XI and Modi want to present a common front against Western pressure.
Modi stated that on the disputed Himalayan border – after deadly conflicts between the army of the two countries 2020. years, which have frozen most areas of cooperation between these two nuclear rivals – the atmosphere of “peace and stability”.
He added that the two countries reached the border management agreement, but did not reveal more details. Leaders held an important meeting in Russia last year, when they arranged joint border patrols – which initiated a temporary improvement in the last week, while India strives to alleviate the consequences of possible new customs from Washington.
“Direct flights between the two countries, which were suspended in 2020. years, will be established again,” Fashion said, not specifying when. This month, China agreed to lift export restrictions on rare metals, fertilizers and tunnel drilling machines during a key visit to the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yija India.
China opposes American high customs india and “firmly stand with India,” said the Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong earlier this month. Decanes, Washington sought to build close relations with New Delhi, hoping to use it as a regional counterbalance to Beijing.
In the last months, China allowed Indian pilgrims to visit Buddhist sites in Tibet, and both countries have abolished mutual restrictions on tourist visas.
“And India and China participate in what will probably be a long and hard process of defining new balance in their mutual relations,” Manoj Kewalramani said, expert in Chinese-Indian relations in the Takshashila Institute in Bengaluru.
(Vijesti.ba / Hina)
