New Delhi, March 8 -- India and China, as important members of the Global South, have the responsibility to take the lead in "opposing hegemonism and power politics", Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Friday.

Amid intense churn caused by the unpredictable economic and geopolitical policies of the Donald Trump administration in the US, Wang added: "We must not only safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of our countries, but also uphold the basic norms governing international relations".

"When China and India join hands, the prospects for greater democracy in international relations and a stronger Global South will improve greatly."

Wang also said that India and China shouldn't allow their boundary dispute to define bilatera...