Tension between India and China may be thawing, but the two countries still remain bitter rivals, writes Shyam Saran.

The European Union is very unlikely to impose crippling tariffs on India or China, the main buyers of Russian oil, as U.S. President Donald Trump has urged the bloc to do, EU sources said.

A relationship frozen after a deadly clash high in the Himalayas five years ago appears to be thawing under the heat of Washington’s economic pressure.

India and China will resume direct flights after more than five years as two of the world’s biggest economies seek to rebuild political ties amid rising trade uncertainties.

Monitoring infra being strengthened in eastern Ladakh to reduce additional patrolling deployment in the long run

India still aspires to become one of the world’s three largest economies. It is currently fifth and on pace to overtake Japan soon. If the United States won’t help or, worse, gets in its way, India has no choice but to get closer to Beijing, even as it holds to its goal of becoming a stronger manufacturing rival to its giant neighbor.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday “reaffirmed that the two countries were development partners” amid President Trump’s steep tariffs on India,

Their meeting took place five days after Washington imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods due to New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil. Analysts say Xi and Modi are looking to present a united front against Western pressure.