The Limits of India-China Rapprochement
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin showcased leaders like Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasizing multipolar unity amidst global tensions.
- Modi's cautious meeting with Xi follows his first visit to China since the 2020 Galwan Valley clash, which strained India-China relations significantly.
- The Tianjin Declaration aligned with India's priorities and condemned terrorism, while Modi proposed connectivity projects to strengthen India's autonomy.
- Despite the summit's optimistic imagery, deep-seated tensions and competing interests suggest that genuine rapprochement between India and China remains unlikely.
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India: Not to be boxed
In a world already reeling from trade wars, energy crises, and geopolitical realignments, this August brought a new flashpoint: the United States imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports. This came as a shock to many, especially considering the two countries’ growing strategic proximity in recent years – with successful events like ‘Howdy, Modi’ and ‘Namaste Trump.’ The Trump administration’s move, citing India’s continued imports of discounted Ru…
The Limits of India-China Rapprochement
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin offered the kind of optics global diplomacy excels at: smiling leaders, carefully staged photo ops, and an air of harmony. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, presenting an image of multipolar unity—a tableau meant to signal that a world long dominated by the West now has alternative centers of power. Y…
The SCO and the New Multipolar Order: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Tianjin Summit - teleSUR English
Each year, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meets to review previous agreements and redefine priorities. However, the 2025 summit, held in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1, will go down in history as one of the most important since the alliance’s founding in 2001. With the participation of figures such as Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian, and the Prime Minister of In…
The Importance of the SCO Summit for the Developing Countries of the Global South and the Third World
The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, reflects a major display of solidarity among the countries of the Global South in the face of US and Western hegemony. Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the leaders and members of the SCO countries participating in the summit in China to play a greater […] The post The Importance of the SCO Summit for the Developing Countries of the Global South and the Third World a…
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