India and China discuss a commercial rapprochement

India. Therefore. In addition, China discuss a resumption of their border trade five years after its interruption, officials of these countries said, waving a new step towards the thaw between the two most populated states in the world.

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Even if trade between these two countries, via the high altitude passes of the Himalayas, were in the past in terms of volume, any resumption of an activity now has a symbolic value.

India. Similarly. China have long been competing for the strategic influence in South india china discuss commercial rapprochement new Asia, but in the face of world turbulence with the india china discuss commercial rapprochement pricing war on American customs duties, the two countries have decided to reconnect.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to go to New Delhi on Monday for talks. according to Indian media, after the visit of his counterpart subrahmanyama Jaishankar in Beijing in July.

This visit is considered a key step to restore a relationship bruised by a confrontation in 2020 between the two armies.

“For a long time. border trade cooperation between China. India has played an important role in improving the living conditions of border populations,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on a statement to AFP on Thursday.

New Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Delhi. Kirti Vardhan Singh. told Parliament last week that “India was committed to the Chinese party to facilitate the resumption of border trade”.

Successive American administrations india china discuss commercial rapprochement new have always considered India as an ally sharing the same interests with regard to india china. discuss commercial rapprochement China.

But relations between India. the United States has deteriorated with the ultimatum launched by Trump to India to end its Russian oil purchases.

Washington will double new customs duties on Indian imports. which will drop from 25% to 50% by August 27, if New Delhi does not provide other oil producing countries.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could also go to China at the end of August according to the Indian press. which would be his first state visit since 2018. But for the moment nothing has been confirmed.

Beijing has already declared itself “ready to welcome Prime Minister Modi” at the annual summit of the International Shanghai. Cooperation Organization.