The New Normal in China-India Relations and Multipolarity in Asia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi on August 19, 2025. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

By Saniya Kulkarni

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a two-day visit to New Delhi after talks with Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This visit is another step towards the normalization of relations between the two neighbors after a major setback in 2020. Modi is also set to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit at the end of this month in Tianjin, China, and Wang’s visit has been seen as laying the groundwork for Modi’s first trip to China in seven years.

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