While India's S. Jaishankar and China's Wang Yi "said the right things," analysts say nothing has changed for the regional rivalry.

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visited China on July 14 and 15, his first dedicated visit since the 2020 military standoff in the western sector of the China-India border. During the visit,

India and China must resolve friction along their border, pull back troops and avoid "restrictive trade measures" to normalise their relationship, India's foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday.

After years of border tensions, India and China appear to be gradually moving towards resetting ties - but larger challenges and suspicions remain.The visit of two senior Indian officials to China late last month was seen as a sign of a thaw in bilateral relations.

China relationship, which could flare up at any moment, noted analysts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Over the past quarter century, few countries have commanded as much sustained attention from U.S. foreign policy officials as has India. Since the George W. Bush administration, the United States has placed India not just at the heart of its approach to Asia but at the center of its global strategy.

That fight, which saw Indian jets shot down and Pakistan struck by Indian missiles, was triggered by a murderous attack on Indian tourists in Kashmir that India blames on Islamist militants sponsored by Pakistan’s security services.

The two countries are the largest purchasers of Russian oil. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China’s oil demand growth has stalled as electric vehicle sales surge and gasoline and diesel consumption decline.

India’s multi-alignment approach has helped it navigate the geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges stemming from the unpredictable policies of the United States President Donald Trump’s second administration.