<h1>China and India pledge neighbourly, long-term strategic cooperation to stabilise bilateral ties and boost shared development</h1> Leaders of China and India met on the margins of a multilateral summit and agreed to pursue neighbourly, long-term strategic ties, characterising their relationship as cooperative rather than adversarial and framing each as development opportunities for the other. They emphasised shared responsibility to promote the welfare of their populations, support multilateralism, and work toward a multipolar international order with greater democracy in international relations. The exchange responded to recent shifts in other major-power policies and signals intent to stabilise bilateral engagement and institutional cooperation amid global geopolitical transformations.