SCO Summit: Modi–Xi meeting signals cautious progress, border issue still central, experts say

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO Summit has been described as substantive but measured, with both sides signalling cautious progress while keeping the border issue at the core of their engagement.

Jonathan Cheng, China Bureau Chief at The Wall Street Journal, said Xi is using the current global uncertainty to reposition China. “Donald Trump’s return to office has upended a lot of assumptions about the way the world works. Xi Jinping does see an opportunity here,” he noted, adding that Beijing is projecting itself as a central power for neighbours like India and Russia to cluster around.

Former Ambassador to China Ashok Kantha underlined th...

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