Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the 2001 Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, which underscores a relationship that has matured into a strategic cornerstone of Eurasian — and by extension, global — security and stability.

Head-of-state diplomacy by Xi, Putin shapes momentum of key relationship.

This article is authored by Pravesh Kumar Gupta, associate fellow (Eurasia), Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi.