Modi-Xi bonhomie: Cautious optimism should be India’s mantra
THE tide is turning in Asia amid a global churn. Five years after the Galwan clash, India and China have come forward to make a fresh start. It’s a welcome attempt to improve a relationship that has seen more downs than ups ever since India became the first non-socialist bloc nation to establish diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China in 1950. The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin has given a new impetus to recent efforts aimed at mending fences between the Asian giants and neighbours.