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T he signs were out there . India took extra care to honour Chinese sensitivities on the Dalai Lama , and China endorsed India ’ s demand to include a specific anti-terrorism section in the BRICS ’ Xiamen summit in September , barely a week after the sudden end to a 72-day border stand-off . The bluster gave way to quiet diplomacy and the sabre-rattling was replaced by low-key communication . China ’ s English newspaper , The Global Times , a mouthpiece of the government , even invoked an old Chinese proverb to describe the relationship between China and India today : Friends are often made after a fight . After the Doklam stand-off on which india today did a cover story asking if there would be war , there was a calm interrupted only by a series of high-level visits beginning with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi ’ s India trip in December . The elevation of Vijay Gokhale , former ambassador to Beijing , to the post of Foreign Secretary , hastened this breaking of ice , with three significant visits to China in quick succession in April — of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval , External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman . The grand culmination ? The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Wuhan for informal talks with newlyempowered Chinese President Xi Jinping , recently made de facto “ president for life ”.

Under Prime Minister Modi , India has pursued a more pragmatic approach to international relations , whether it was not letting protocol get in the way of his visiting former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif ’ s home town to attend his grand-daughter ’ s wedding in 2015 or inviting Xi to Ahmedabad in 2017 . He has not always followed the rules , mixing surprise moves , such as an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , with grand gestures , such as hosting all 10 ASEAN leaders for the Republic Day celebrations this year as chief guests to mark the 25th anniversary of the Asia-Pacific club . Promoting security in the Indian Ocean , managing the difficult neighbourhood , dealing firmly with Pakistan on terrorism , revitalising the Act East policy , strengthening bonds with the US and Japan , engaging with Europe , building stronger links with the Gulf countries while also fully normalising ties with Israel , preserving the closeness of

ties with Russia and both standing up to and engaging with China are the broad aspects of the emerging Modi world view .

The two leaders will meet each other again at the Shanghai Cooperation Organi sation summit in early June . Under Xi , China is said to be practising what its state media calls ‘ Xiplomacy ’ which combines strong nationalism and assertiveness on China ’ s core interests and territorial disputes . With America retreating from global affairs except occasionally threatening to nuke North Korea and actually bombing Syria , China is poised for a new proactive approach , moving away from non-interference in international disputes and its past practice of not maintaining foreign military bases . Xi calls this the “ great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation ”, which coupled with a better life for people at home , something he describes as the “ Chinese dream ”, is how he plans to bolster the legitimacy of the Communist Party of China . An insightful report from our Beijing correspondent Associate Editor Ananth Krishnan on the Xi Doctrine explains how China wants to be a status superpower validated not by what it is doing , but with a focus on what it needs — resources and markets .

The thaw comes at a critical time for both countries . The rising tide of protectionism that is threatening the world order has left both alarmed , as has a period of unusual global uncertainty . China , especially , is unnerved by Trump ’ s threats of a trade war . There are other global issues like climate change where both countries are on the same page . This summit of the leaders of the two most populous countries in the world without any formal agenda is unprecedented and could be historic in many ways .

Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa , who has covered foreign affairs for decades , co-wrote this issue ’ s cover story , putting this extraordinary summit in perspective amid the seesawing relationship between the two countries . The thorny bilateral issues are unlikely to be resolved overnight but if they can avoid confrontation in the future and deal jointly with some global issues — that would be great progress .

( Aroon Purie )

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