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Chill in US ties prompts India to seek common ground with China during Wang visit
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) being welcomed to New Delhi on Aug 19 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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- China assured India it will address the need for fertilisers, rare earths and tunnel boring machines, which India has requested China to loosen export restrictions on.
- India-China relations are warming amidst deteriorating India-US ties due to trade disputes and India's oil trade with Russia.
- Despite cautious optimism, underlying issues like the disputed border constrain the extent of India-China rapprochement, although trade and investment opportunities exist.
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NEW DELHI/BEIJING – India and China continued to push for improved ties – as both contend with coercive US trade measures – with Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi addressing Beijing’s rare earth and fertiliser export curbs even as both sides sought to ease border tensions.
Mr Wang, who is on a three-day visit to India, met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Aug 18 for broad talks, followed by talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval the next day for negotiations on resolving border disputes.
