China's top diplomat landed in neighbouring India on Monday, seeking to bolster long-fraught relations in the face of intense pressure and tariffs from the United States.Foreign

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India is proposing a three-year import tariff on certain steel products, specifically targeting shipments originating from China, the world’s leading steel producer. The proposed tariff aims to curb the influx of these imports into the Indian market,

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins a three-day visit to India on August 18, holding a crucial bilateral with EAM S Jaishankar, having boundary talks with NSA Ajit Doval, and meeting PM Narendra Modi.

New Delhi was facing the risk of even higher tariffs if Mr Trump’s summit in Alaska failed to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after the US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that “secondary tariffs could go up” if things don’t go well at the meeting.

India has recommended a three-year import tariff of 11%-12% on some steel products to curb shipments from top producer China.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has clarified why Washington has refrained from imposing secondary sanctions on China, Russia’s largest oil buyer, even as India faces steep tariffs, including a 25 per cent duty on its trade with Moscow.

If approved, the proposed tariff on steel imports would begin at 12% in the first year, reduce to 11.5% in the second, and further drop to 11% in the third.

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi is in New Delhi for a two-day visit, where he is holding a crucial meeting with Indian counterpart S Jaishankar. Beijing and New Delhi are aiming to rebuild ties, with China saying it is ready to continue communication with a positive attitude.

President Donald Trump has delayed tariffs on Chinese goods from resuming for another 90 days, extending the deadline until mid-November as global trade tensions continue to reshape economic relationships across Asia and beyond.

The United States and China agreed to pause tariff hikes on each other’s goods for an additional 90 days, a White House official told CNN. Without the agreement, tariffs were set to immediately surge,