Trump has chosen to make India a pawn in his quest to settle the Ukrainian war. His deep desire for a Nobel Peace Prize is well known. The meeting followed Wang Yi’s two-day official visit to India, during which he also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

India and China have agreed to explore demarcating their disputed border, a key move toward resolving decades-old territorial disputes as the neighbors look to recalibrate ties against the backdrop of strained India-US relations.