China and India try to repair relations

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51:10

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hand with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi, India, Aug.19, 2025.

Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP

China and India are beginning to view each other as possible allies — instead of historic adversaries — one of the side-effects of new US trade policies. Also, Ecuador’s first Indigenous university helps its students promote their ancestral knowledge and languages. And, tensions simmer as rival Greek Orthodox brotherhoods lay claim to a 10th-century monastery. Plus, Ukrainian jazz pianist Fima Chupakhin serenades his home country from afar.

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In This Episode

India-China relations enter a new era
5:10
Ecuador’s first Indigenous university proves to be a big hit
Special Coverage
5:43
Remembering Iranian musician Jamshied Sharifi
2:15
South Africa’s first Black female brewery owner teaches the next generation of brewers
8:23
Tensions simmer as rival brotherhoods lay claim to 10th-century monastery
5:09
Historic Swedish church being moved 3 miles down the road
2:31
What happened to Chicago’s Japanese neighborhood?
Special Coverage
9:55
Ukrainian jazz pianist pays homage to the fallen
Special Coverage
8:16