Better global governance, led by China and India, Pg8

Key Highlights:

• In 2025, China and India mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, initiated on April 1, 1950.
• Between 2014 and 2024, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met 18 times to enhance mutual trust.
• The 25th SCO Summit in Tianjin is highly anticipated to address bilateral relations and global governance.
• Xi Jinping introduced the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) based on five principles at the Tianjin SCO summit.

Detailed Insights:

• The interactions between Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi, including visits to each other's hometowns, have strengthened bilateral ties.
• The COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shifted interactions to letters and telephone conversations before face-to-face meetings resumed in 2023.
• The UN's 80th anniversary highlights the need to address global challenges like unilateralism and terrorism through improved global governance.
• The Global Governance Initiative (GGI) aims to address deficits in global governance by adhering to the UN Charter's principles.
• China and India, as SCO and BRICS members, are expected to enhance multilateralism and defend international fairness.
• The emphasis is on reforming the existing international system to better address global challenges, rather than creating a new framework.
• The resumption of direct flights and maintained peace in border regions signal a positive trajectory in India-China relations.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Multilateralism: Cooperation among multiple countries to solve global issues.
• Global Governance: The framework of rules, institutions, and practices that guide global affairs.
• SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation): A Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance.