--- title: With U.S. Ties on the Rocks, India Draws Closer to China | TIME description: India and China’s relationship is thawing as the U.S.’s ties with India chills under President Donald Trump. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is reportedly on a visit to New Delhi this week on his first trip to India in more than three years, to meet with India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. On the agenda is the possibility of reducing the number of troops on the disputed Himalayan border, which would be a significant step in improving India-China relations since a deadly 2020 border clash that froze ties for years. canonical: https://time.com/video/2y1179st/ og:title: With U.S. Ties on the Rocks, India Draws Closer to China og:description: India and China’s relationship is thawing as the U.S.’s ties with India chills under President Donald Trump. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is reportedly on a visit to New Delhi this week on his first trip to India in more than three years, to meet with India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. On the agenda is the possibility of reducing the number of troops on the disputed Himalayan border, which would be a significant step in improving India-China relations since a deadly 2020 border clash that froze ties for years. og:url: https://time.com/video/2y1179st/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/2y1179st/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: With U.S. Ties on the Rocks, India Draws Closer to China twitter:description: India and China’s relationship is thawing as the U.S.’s ties with India chills under President Donald Trump. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: With U.S. Ties on the Rocks, India Draws Closer to China [Watch (HLS stream): With U.S. Ties on the Rocks, India Draws Closer to China](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2y1179st.m3u8) (2:16)  _Published 2025-08-18. India and China’s relationship is thawing as the U.S.’s ties with India chills under President Donald Trump. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is reportedly on a visit to New Delhi this week on his first trip to India in more than three years, to meet with India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. 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This requires a candid and constructive approach from both sides. In that endeavour, we must be guided by the three mutuals mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest. Differences must not become disputes nor competition. Conflict. You, Excellency, will also be discussing, of course, be discussing border issues with our Special representative, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval tomorrow. This is very important because the basis for any positive momentum in our ties is the ability to jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas. It is also essential that the de-escalation process move forward when the world's two largest nations meet. It is natural that the international situation will be discussed. We seek a fair, balanced and multipolar world order, including a multipolar Asia reform. Reformed. Multilateralism is also the call of the day in the current environment. There is a clearly the imperative of maintaining and enhancing stability in the global economy as well. The fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is another major priority. I look forward to our exchange of views. Thank you. The exchanges and dialogue. We maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas, and resumed the Indian pilgrimage to the Mount Ganpati and Lake in the Kisan Autonomous Region. We should have the confidence to dispel interference, expand cooperation, and to further consolidate the momentum of improvement and development of China-India relations so that while pursuing our respective rejuvenation, we can contribute to each other's success and provide the most needed certainty and stability to Asia and the world. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"With U.S. Ties on the Rocks, India Draws Closer to China","description":"India and China’s relationship is thawing as the U.S.’s ties with India chills under President Donald Trump.\n\nChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is reportedly on a visit to New Delhi this week on his first trip to India in more than three years, to meet with India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. 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