Geopolitics 2025, Trump 2.0, and a New Era of India–China Relations
China is pushing for deescalation on the Indian border ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s next term.
Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval attends the seventh meeting of BRICS senior representatives on security issues held at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse near front back to camera in Beijing on July 28, 2017. NG HAN GUAN/AFP via Getty Images
NEW DELHI—India and China agreed on a six-point consensus to guide bilateral relations on Dec. 18, 2024, as India’s national security adviser and China’s foreign minister met for the first time in five years.
The talks in Beijing between India’s Ajit Doval and China’s Wang Yi were aimed at solving the two countries’ long-running border dispute.
Venus Upadhayaya
Reporter
Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
