'Long-Term Cooperation': Xi Calls For 'Dragon-Elephant Tango'; Modi Talks Border, Flights | Key Takeaways

Last Updated:August 31, 2025, 11:48 IST

PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held wide-ranging talks to reset the bilateral relations between India and China

PM Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting, in Tianjin, China on August 31. (Image: PMO/PTI)

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday outlined a vision of “long-term cooperation" with India even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said New Delhi is committed to taking forward its ties with Beijing based on mutual trust, respect and sensitivity.

Modi and Xi held wide-ranging talks to reset the bilateral relations between India and China, which have been on the mend over the past two years since a major rift following the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes. This comes at a time even more significant amid a tariff tussle with the United States.

Modi spoke about border management as well as the resumption of flights between the two countries and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

Xi, meanwhile, spoke about how the relationship between India and China should take the form of a “dragon-elephant tango" – a dance between their emblematic animals – and find a way to be “good neighbours" to each other, especially as they mark the 75th anniversary of their bilateral ties.

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