Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed concerns around border dispute and the trade imbalance.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met during the BRICS summit in New Delhi.

China has become India's largest source of imports, with Indian purchases from China rising to about $132 billion in the 2025/26 fiscal year. India's exports to China remain much

China sees the group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence. Talks between Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are expected Tuesday.

China's role in India's military conflict last year with arch-rival Pakistan has also complicated ties. Although ⁠Beijing was not directly involved, Pakistan relied heavily on Chinese-made fighter jets and missiles during the four-day fighting.

Both countries had amassed tens of thousands of troops along their poorly demarcated Himalayan border following a deadly clash in 2020.

Another big difference is in how China builds up expertise about the outside world. Until 2022 research about a country or region was spread across disciplines—a scholar might study India in the department of history before taking a doctorate in political science.

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India allocates around 25 per cent of its overall defence budget to capital expenditure, according to Jefferies. Capital spending finances military equipment, platforms, weapons systems, infrastructure and modernisation.