Modi and Xi make friends announced the Economist following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting in Kazan. The newspaper subsequently declared that, following an agreement on disengagement and patrolling, the Sino-Indian border stand-off had been "resolved." These developments are noteworthy, but they must not be over-read. It is significant that, if implemented, the agreement could ease tensions between China and India stemming from their border crisis in 2020. But current and former Indian officials are striking notes of caution, including about getting "lulled into a false sense of security."
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