# Why India Increasingly Needs China, and Vice Versa

https://mins.news/en/item/54409

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-11 10:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/india-china-ties-how-trump-s-trade-war-is-bringing-modi-xi-closer-together?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa3d83fb45a8a0001fa9a4e

> India and China have a complicated relationship. The world’s two most populous countries are outright regional rivals, having fought a border war in the 1960s. Their ties were severely tested again by 2020 border clashes that killed soldiers on both sides.