Despite the warm relationship between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Trump’s first term, India was among the countries hit hardest by Trump’s latest tariffs. India was even punished with secondary sanctions for purchasing Russian oil, while Beijing dodged the same levies despite being Moscow’s largest trading partner. Burned by Washington, New Delhi is now turning towards its long-time rival. So far, the results are mixed. India has gained access to China’s rare earths, but also found itself in a fresh diplomatic spat after claiming the Chinese Foreign Ministry ‘misquoted’ its stance on Taiwan. Can India and China move beyond their border disputes and decades of distrust? And how does Tibet fit into their relationship? Join our discussion with two South Asia foreign policy experts about what these latest developments mean for India, China and Taiwan. *Recorded on August 21, 2025 at 2:30pm Taiwan Standard TimeHost: Yin KhvatOur guests:Sana Hashmi Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation FellowChen Ping-kuei National Chengchi University Department of Diplomacy ProfessorChapters:00:00:00 – Are India-China Relations Thawing00:02:22 – Has Trump Pushed India Towards China?00:08:03 – New Delhi Gains Rare Earth Access00:14:12 – India: ‘misquoted’ on Taiwan Stance00:19:24 – Tibet’s Role in India-China Ties#IndiaChinaRelations #IndiaUSRelations #WangYi #SJaishankar #DonaldTrump #XiJinping #NickiHaley #TrumpTariffs #USTariffs #TradeTalks #RussiaSanctions #RussianOil #SecondarySanctions #IndianForeignPolicy #ChineseForeignPolicy #RareEarths #RareEarthMinerals #RareEarthMetals #BorderDispute #ChinaIndiaBorder #2020ChinaIndiaBorderConflict #ChineseMilitary #IndianMilitary #PeoplesLiberationArmy #PLA #Taiwan #TaiwanIndiaRelations #TaiwanStrait #Tibet #Megadam #DalaiLama #ChineseCommunistParty #CCP #PRC #TaiwanTalks
