China and India May Be Moving Toward a More Coordinated Foreign Policy

China and India May Be Moving Toward a More Coordinated Foreign Policy

What to watch for during Modi’s first trip to China since 2018.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 4, 2016. August 27, 2025, 12:01 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

In October 1962, while the world was fixated on the Cuban missile crisis, China and India went to war across their Himalayan frontier. In the context of a 13-day superpower standoff, the month-long Sino-Indian war became a sideshow. More than six decades later, history isn’t repeating itself, but it is rhyming. Once again, the world is focused on the prospects for rapprochement between Washington and Moscow­—this time in the context of