India and China discuss deepening energy ties as a senior executive from China National Petroleum Corporation meets India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi, according to official and state-linked media reports. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Chairman Dai Houliang holds talks with Puri and exchanges views on expanding energy cooperation.
The meeting follows talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, which officials describe as part of broader efforts to align on bilateral priorities. The Economic Times also links the timing to wider energy-market pressures, noting a West Asia crisis and stepped-up attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi oil facilities. It adds that China and India are the two largest crude oil importers, and presents the talks as increasingly important in forums such as BRICS.
Business Line emphasizes the sequence of meetings—first Modi-Xi, then the CNPC executive- minister engagement—without adding separate geopolitical or market details. Together, the outlets indicate both governments frame the discussions around oil and gas cooperation, as well as “new energy” and lower-carbon development, and highlight increased coordination on global energy governance.
