Beyond photo-ops: Realities of India-China ties
THE summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tianjin, China, has caught the attention of the world, with pictures of India's PM Modi, Russia’s President Putin and China’s President Xi smiling together splashed across newspapers, magazines and TV screens around the globe. In contrast to the manner in which the US has dealt in the recent past, particularly with its allies, friends and partners, including levying differential tariffs on each of them, the photographs from Tianjin convey bonhomie, partnership and trust.