In an interview with the Japanese daily The Yomiuri Shimbun on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the growing significance of positive and stable relations between China and India, stressing that these ties can be extremely important in determining regional peace, prosperity, and international stability.
The Prime Minister emphasized that his upcoming visit to China, at President Xi Jinping’s invitation, is a reaffirmation of the steady trajectory in bilateral ties since his last meeting with the Chinese leadership in Kazan. He made this statement ahead of his participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China.
As the two most populous countries and significant economies, he pointed out that China and India share not only physical borders but also the duty of maintaining stable, cordial, and harmonious coexistence in their interactions.
Modi asserts that this stability has ramifications that extend beyond bilateral issues, having a significant effect on the Indo-Pacific area and supporting the larger international order.
Modi noted in his thoughts that the shifting global and regional balance of power must be taken into consideration when analyzing India-China ties.
He emphasized that in order to address shared challenges—particularly those pertaining to economic volatility, developmental imperatives, and peace in overlapping spheres of influence—a solid basis of respect for one another, consideration for one another’s interests, and a long-term strategic perspective are necessary.
Modi indicated India’s willingness to improve strategic communications and look at ways that cooperation may support global financial and trade stability by stating that the two nations’ cooperation is essential to maintaining stability in global economic affairs.
He emphasized that this perspective is consistent with the idea of a multipolar Asia and a multipolar global order, in which accountable nations like China and India share responsibility for global leadership.
The remarks made by Prime Minister Modi during the Japanese portion of his two-day journey, which started on August 29, highlighted the multilateral nature of India’s outreach in Asia.
Modi aimed to strengthen New Delhi’s strategic alliance with Japan during the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo, namely in the areas of technological innovation, economic cooperation, and regional security.
According to him, this bilateral relationship is essential to India’s goal of an Indo-Pacific that is free, open, inclusive, and governed by laws. Modi will attend the SCO Summit in Tianjin, China, shortly following his commitments in Japan.
In his remarks about India’s participation in the SCO, he emphasized the country’s proactive and beneficial role in launching programs in healthcare, innovation, and cross-cultural interactions while serving as the group’s president.
As a reflection of India’s careful balancing of relations with major powers to strengthen multipolarity and stabilize the global order, his upcoming interactions at the summit will also include strategically significant bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Overall, Modi’s comments show that New Delhi is making a conscious effort to portray India as a trustworthy and beneficial actor in regional and international affairs while keeping a measured and practical attitude to its occasionally tense but unquestionably important relationship with China.
In a period of global economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and shifting alliances, his narrative portrays India’s view of diplomacy as one that promotes cooperation over conflict, cultivates prosperity based on stability, and fortifies multilateral institutions.
The implication is that India is still dedicated to working toward a peaceful settlement of disputes, cooperating on economic recovery, and cooperating with rival and like-minded countries to establish a peaceful Asia-Pacific region.
