With the Transatlantic and West Asia entangled in attrition, devastating wars, destruction and militarisation, India and China are taking positive steps towards peace, trust and stabilisation of relations.

The significance is that this is a process that involves various levels that are driving a change in the narrative, in policy and geopolitics. The political shift stems from the highest level after Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping's meeting during the BRICS, October 2024, where they agreed on the need for peace and tranquillity on the border, and recently, both leaders in different forums again commented on the importance of this relationship.