While India's S. Jaishankar and China's Wang Yi "said the right things," analysts say nothing has changed for the regional rivalry.

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visited China on July 14 and 15, his first dedicated visit since the 2020 military standoff in the western sector of the China-India border. During the visit,

Amid China's aggression in the South China Sea, the Philippines has started strengthening its defense ties with Taiwan. Joint patrols and military activities have been seen between the two countries.

China’s oil demand growth has stalled as electric vehicle sales surge and gasoline and diesel consumption decline.

The two countries are the largest purchasers of Russian oil. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

India and China must resolve friction along their border, pull back troops and avoid "restrictive trade measures" to normalise their relationship, India's foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday.

With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China. For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty has seen the two South Asian rivals share access and use of the Indus Basin,

China relationship, which could flare up at any moment, noted analysts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Over the past quarter century, few countries have commanded as much sustained attention from U.S. foreign policy officials as has India. Since the George W. Bush administration, the United States has placed India not just at the heart of its approach to Asia but at the center of its global strategy.

Trump has threatened 100% ‘secondary tariffs’ on likes of India and China, which experts warn could cause a global spike in oil prices