Whereas the Modi-Xi assembly in Kazan, Russia, final October set the tone for stabilisation of ties, the present state of India-US relations has introduced Sino-Indian ties into focus and underscored the necessity for the 2 sides to maintain relations predictable and pursue a mutually beneficial financial partnership that's at present tilted in favour of China.
China has stopped exporting DAP fertilisers to India with out an official notification. Till 2023-24, China was a outstanding provider. In 2024-25, imports from China fell from 22.9 lakh tonnes (LT) in FY24 to eight.4 LT in FY25, and since January 2025 not a single tonne has been imported. Resumption of provides is on the agenda, together with efforts to revive imports of uncommon earth magnets from China.
As per a press release by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, the highest Chinese language minister will maintain the twenty fourth spherical of Particular Representatives' talks on the India-China boundary query with Nationwide Safety Adviser Ajit Doval. A bilateral assembly can also be scheduled between Wang and Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. ET had reported earlier this month that Wang would meet Doval on August 18.
This would be the first high-level go to from China following the hostilities between India and Pakistan, which Beijing calls its “all-weather buddy.” Throughout the Might clashes, Pakistan used Chinese language weapons to focus on India, and New Delhi has alleged that Beijing supplied Islamabad with real-time intelligence. Doval visited China final yr and held talks on the border challenge with Wang. This was adopted by the go to of the Overseas Secretary to China. Earlier this yr, Doval, Jaishankar, and the Defence Minister additionally travelled to China for SCO conferences. The thaw in ties has additionally been mirrored in people-to-people exchanges. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a big Hindu pilgrimage, has been restarted, and India has resumed vacationer visas for Chinese language nationals after a five-year hole.
