India says it has agreed with China to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along their disputed border in a long-running standoff.

China Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it is hoped that China and India will work in the same direction and explore how the neighbouring countries can get along, according to a statement.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar, during a press briefing in Tokyo, emphasized that the India-China border dispute is a bilateral issue and shou

The EU is not alone in turning to India to counterbalance an economic dependency on China. The U.S. Trade Representative stated that, in the year between 2021 and 2022, U.S. FDI in India increased 15 to 1. Trade totaled nearly $200 billion in 2022, with India exporting far more than the United States did.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday in Laos, where the two leaders agreed to resolve border issues as soon as possible.

But I would only say this, you know, more than we obviously have views on China which are based on our experience. You know, right now I have to be honest, our relations with China are not doing very well.

Jaishankar, who was attending a Quad foreign ministerial meeting, also said that India's relationship with China is strained and not going well.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said in Tokyo that India is not looking at other countries to sort out what really is an issue with China. “Obviously, other countries in the world would have an interest in the matter,

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday ruled out any role for a third party in India's border dispute with China, saying the two neighbours have an issue and it is for them to find a way out.