NSA Ajit Doval holds 25th India-China border talks with Wang Yi
Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing for the 25th round of border talks. The discussions aimed to maintain peace along the border and improve bilateral relations following recent high-level diplomatic engagements.
Why it matters
This meeting signals a potential thaw in long-standing geopolitical tensions between the world's two most populous nations, which is critical for regional stability in Asia.
India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held the 25th round of special representatives’ talks on the India China boundary question in Beijing, with the discussions focused on maintaining peace and tranquillity along the border and advancing bilateral ties.Earlier in the day, Doval met Chinese vice president Han Zheng ahead of the boundary talks. According to the Indian Embassy in China, the two discussed ways to strengthen peace and tranquillity in the border areas and further improve India China relations across economic, political and multilateral forums, in line with the consensus reached by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong said Han highlighted the momentum in bilateral ties, noting that Modi and Xi had met twice over the past two years in Kazan and Tianjin and reached a series of important understandings.
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