The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
India’s maritime ambitions cannot be measured by a ceremonial warship commissioning or ambitious infrastructure announcements alone.
China’s latest economic numbers expose a contradiction that has been building for years.
The US President also alleged that intelligence referring to possible ballot manufacturing and efforts to influence journalists was withheld from him and Congress.
The Chinese Embassy also pointed to rising AI adoption, stronger manufacturing output, expanding trade with Africa and continued investment in research and development as evidence that China's economic momentum remains intact despite growing global protectionism.
Indian steelmakers have urged the government to introduce additional measures to curb rising steel imports, particularly from countries such as China, as increasing inbound shipments continue to put pressure on domestic production and prices.
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has produced a truce in an otherwise turbulent relationship. It is being presented as a breakthrough moment, but beneath the smiles and handshakes lies an uneasy truth.
On The Statesman Talk podcast with Ananya Dasgupta, BRO DG Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan, PVSM, VSM, talks about the work of the Border Roads Organisation, the infrastructure in border states along the LAC, and much more.
The BRO chief acknowledged that China was building quality infrastructure along the LAC. "Everyone asks this question about China... China is building very good roads. There is no two ways about that," he said.
Trump announced that he would cut tariffs on Chinese goods linked to fentanyl from 20% to 10%. He said the dispute between the US and China had been “settled” and described the meeting as “amazing.”
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