New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Two Asian giants, India and China, are warming up, and the world is watching with curiosity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, his first in seven years,is being seen as a potential "gamechanger".

This comes at a time when US President Donald Trump's imposition of 50 percent tariff on India has come into effect, prompting New Delhi to inject fresh momentum in its bilateral relations with Beijing. Both Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping appear to have recalibrated their approaches, recognising the shifting ground realities of a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape.

India-China relations remain deeply complex, marked by both competition...