After a recent diplomatic breakthrough, both India and China have come out with their statements. A careful reading reveals interesting convergences and divergences on various key issues. Take a look.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for China and India to explore more substantial measures to cultivate understanding and support during a meeting with visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday.

India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India's foreign ministry said on Monday (Jan 27), signalling a thaw in relations between the neighbours after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border.

The annual Kailash Mansarovar yatra will resume this summer. For Hindus Mount Kailash in Tibet is a sacred place believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva. A dip in the Mansarovar lake's icy cold waters is said to wash away the pilgrim's sins.

After a five-year hiatus, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, visited Russia twice in 2024, reaffirming that both countries see their relationship as important. President Vladimir Putin’s imminent visit to New Delhi,

India and China have agreed in principle to resume direct air services, nearly five years after flights were suspended.

Suspension of flights started with the Covid-19 pandemic but continued long after due to military clashes along the countries’ shared Himalayan border

India and China agreed in principle on Monday (Jan 27) to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly five years after the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent political tensions halted them.

Dependence on China-made goods to achieve [the energy] transition enhances the complexity of the challenge for India,” the survey said.

It was the latest thaw in relations between the two countries, whose troops were involved in deadly skirmishes high in the Himalayas in 2020.

India has voiced concern about Beijing’s plan to build a dam in Tibet that is three times larger than China’s Three Gorges, currently the world’s largest hydropower facility.