Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s embrace of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Monday ¡ª his first visit to China in seven years ¡ª is getting a lot of attention, and rightly so.
The cordial atmosphere and optics sent a clear message to Washington: India won¡¯t be bullied by the Trump administration or given an ultimatum on trade or security.
But Modi¡¯s visit to Tokyo the week before was, arguably, more productive when it came to high-level cooperation. It was reported that the two countries ¡°agreed to significantly ramp up cooperation in a number of areas, including trade, security and people exchanges.¡±
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