At the SCO Summit in Tianjin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Xi Jinping on the sidelines, a step former ambassador Vijay Gokhale frames as a “process of re‑engagement,” not a reset. The meeting signals an attempt to put ties on a predictable track while India insists that trust depends on tangible Chinese actions—border de‑escalation, market access, and reliable supplies—after the 2020 Galwan rupture. New Delhi’s broader shift from non‑alignment to multi‑alignment continues: engaging China and Russia via BRICS/SCO even as strategic technology and defense cooperation with the United States deepen in parallel, a non–zero‑sum approach. #indiachina #indiachinarelations #indiachina2025 #southasia #AsianPowers #indiachinatrade #tradedeficit #indiachinaborder #lac #indochina #arunachalpradesh #ladakh #defenseupdates #brics #globalsouth #asiarising #geopolitics #worldeconomy