Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday discussed border peace, trade issues and bilateral exchanges with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a visit to New Delhi, as the two sides sought to strengthen cooperation.

China and India should establish "correct strategic understanding" and regard each other as partners, not rivals, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said to his Indian counterpart on Monday, according to his ministry.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a “friend” while his government moved to bolster relations with China, another sign the South Asian nation is tilting away from the US in the face of Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

US tariffs and protectionist trade measures against India are contributing to a warming of ties between the key regional powers, despite their divergent interests

In a move to bolster bilateral relations, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held a high-level meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on Saturday.

China and India want better relations, India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said, in the latest sign of a thaw between the Asian rivals as they push to normalize relations amid unpredictable US trade policies.

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Russia on August 21 to meet his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. “The ministers will discuss key issues on our bilateral agenda, as well as key aspects of cooperation within international frameworks,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a brief statement.