Analysts say while India could act as a potential bridge in engaging parties locked in conflict, ensuring a resolution works will be harder.

The trip happened following the bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.

The two-day summit aims to promote a vision of a multipolar world and mutual trade ties amid Trump’s unilateralism.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are attending the events in Bishkek, the capital of the Central Asian nation.

The visit follows PM Modi’s recent talks with Russian President Putin and comes as fighting between Moscow and Kyiv remains intense.

The brief exchange between Modi and Xi assumes particular significance because India-China ties have been undergoing a carefully managed reset after the deadly Galwan Valley clash of June 2020.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Central Asia has brought India’s expanding engagement with Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan into focus, combining hi

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