ArrowArtboardCreated with Sketch.Title ChevronTitle ChevronIcon FacebookIcon LinkedinIcon Mail ContactPath LayerIcon MailPositive ArrowIcon Print
Politics

Modi plays three-way game with China, Japan

 (placeholder image)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, gestures to his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, before their meeting in New Delhi June 8. Wang was on an official visit to India.   © Reuters

BEIJING -- By the time Chinese president Xi Jinping meets Narendra Modi, India's new prime minister, at the BRICS summit in Brazil on July 15, Beijing will hope to have persuaded India to soften its resistance to Chinese companies.

     India is witnessing a rare charm offensive by China, its friendly demeanor at odds with the image nurtured in some quarters in India of an increasingly powerful and arrogant neighbor.

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored Content This content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.

Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.

Celebrate our next chapter
Free access for everyone - Sep. 30

Find out more