Chinese FM is in Delhi for talks with Doval and Jaishankar, to call on PM Modi on August 19, 2025, in first such visit since the Xi-Modi Kazan summit
The process of withdrawing troops from the Line of Actual Control needs to “move forward”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as the two sides began discussions to improve bilateral and trade relations in Delhi on Monday (August 18, 2025).
They also prepared for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit at the end of the month. On Tuesday (August 19, 2025), Mr. Wang will meet National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for the 24th round of Special Representative talks that focuses on the resolution of the boundary dispute between India and China.
In a special gesture, Mr. Modi is also expected to meet Mr. Wang on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) evening, ahead of his meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the SCO summit in Tianjin. The two leaders last met in October 2024 in Kazan and agreed to normalise ties after a four-year military stand-off at the LAC. Mr. Wang’s visit is the first such ministerial visit since the Kazan meeting, and part of a number of exchanges to restore ties between the two countries.
“Having seen a difficult period in our relationship… our two nations now seek to move ahead,” Mr. Jaishankar said in his opening remarks as the two delegations met at the official venue, Hyderabad House.
“The basis for any positive momentum in our ties is the ability to jointly maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas. It is also essential that the de-escalation process move forward,” he added, drawing attention to the fact that demobilisation at the LAC and dismantling of infrastructure to ensure a return to the status quo prior to April 2020 have not been completed 10 months after the leaders met, although other parts of the relationship have been restored.
In June this year, China and India resumed the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra for pilgrims, and India has resumed issuing tourist visas for Chinese tourists. Both sides are also discussing the resumption of sharing river water data, as well as starting direct flights between India and China, which have been suspended since 2020.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is received upon his arrival at Delhi airport by Gourangalal Das, Joint Secretary of the East Asia division of the MEA, on August 18, 2025. Photo: X/MEAIndia via PTI
Earlier in the day, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson in Beijing said that China “stands ready to continue the in-depth communication” with India with a “positive and constructive attitude”. Spokesperson Mao Ning said that the Special Representatives hoped to take forward talks from the last round between Mr. Doval and Mr. Wang on “delimitation negotiations, border management, mechanism building, and cross-border exchanges and cooperation”.
De-escalation process at LAC must move forward: Jaishankar tells Wang
Chinese FM is in Delhi for talks with Doval and Jaishankar, to call on PM Modi on August 19, 2025, in first such visit since the Xi-Modi Kazan summit
The process of withdrawing troops from the Line of Actual Control needs to “move forward”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as the two sides began discussions to improve bilateral and trade relations in Delhi on Monday (August 18, 2025).
They also prepared for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit at the end of the month. On Tuesday (August 19, 2025), Mr. Wang will meet National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for the 24th round of Special Representative talks that focuses on the resolution of the boundary dispute between India and China.
In a special gesture, Mr. Modi is also expected to meet Mr. Wang on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) evening, ahead of his meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the SCO summit in Tianjin. The two leaders last met in October 2024 in Kazan and agreed to normalise ties after a four-year military stand-off at the LAC. Mr. Wang’s visit is the first such ministerial visit since the Kazan meeting, and part of a number of exchanges to restore ties between the two countries.
“Having seen a difficult period in our relationship… our two nations now seek to move ahead,” Mr. Jaishankar said in his opening remarks as the two delegations met at the official venue, Hyderabad House.
“The basis for any positive momentum in our ties is the ability to jointly maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas. It is also essential that the de-escalation process move forward,” he added, drawing attention to the fact that demobilisation at the LAC and dismantling of infrastructure to ensure a return to the status quo prior to April 2020 have not been completed 10 months after the leaders met, although other parts of the relationship have been restored.
In June this year, China and India resumed the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra for pilgrims, and India has resumed issuing tourist visas for Chinese tourists. Both sides are also discussing the resumption of sharing river water data, as well as starting direct flights between India and China, which have been suspended since 2020.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is received upon his arrival at Delhi airport by Gourangalal Das, Joint Secretary of the East Asia division of the MEA, on August 18, 2025. Photo: X/MEAIndia via PTI
Earlier in the day, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson in Beijing said that China “stands ready to continue the in-depth communication” with India with a “positive and constructive attitude”. Spokesperson Mao Ning said that the Special Representatives hoped to take forward talks from the last round between Mr. Doval and Mr. Wang on “delimitation negotiations, border management, mechanism building, and cross-border exchanges and cooperation”.
De-escalation process at LAC must move forward: Jaishankar tells Wang
Chinese FM is in Delhi for talks with Doval and Jaishankar, to call on PM Modi on August 19, 2025, in first such visit since the Xi-Modi Kazan summit
The process of withdrawing troops from the Line of Actual Control needs to “move forward”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as the two sides began discussions to improve bilateral and trade relations in Delhi on Monday (August 18, 2025).
They also prepared for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit at the end of the month. On Tuesday (August 19, 2025), Mr. Wang will meet National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for the 24th round of Special Representative talks that focuses on the resolution of the boundary dispute between India and China.
In a special gesture, Mr. Modi is also expected to meet Mr. Wang on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) evening, ahead of his meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the SCO summit in Tianjin. The two leaders last met in October 2024 in Kazan and agreed to normalise ties after a four-year military stand-off at the LAC. Mr. Wang’s visit is the first such ministerial visit since the Kazan meeting, and part of a number of exchanges to restore ties between the two countries.
“Having seen a difficult period in our relationship… our two nations now seek to move ahead,” Mr. Jaishankar said in his opening remarks as the two delegations met at the official venue, Hyderabad House.
“The basis for any positive momentum in our ties is the ability to jointly maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas. It is also essential that the de-escalation process move forward,” he added, drawing attention to the fact that demobilisation at the LAC and dismantling of infrastructure to ensure a return to the status quo prior to April 2020 have not been completed 10 months after the leaders met, although other parts of the relationship have been restored.
In June this year, China and India resumed the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra for pilgrims, and India has resumed issuing tourist visas for Chinese tourists. Both sides are also discussing the resumption of sharing river water data, as well as starting direct flights between India and China, which have been suspended since 2020.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is received upon his arrival at Delhi airport by Gourangalal Das, Joint Secretary of the East Asia division of the MEA, on August 18, 2025. Photo: X/MEAIndia via PTI
Earlier in the day, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson in Beijing said that China “stands ready to continue the in-depth communication” with India with a “positive and constructive attitude”. Spokesperson Mao Ning said that the Special Representatives hoped to take forward talks from the last round between Mr. Doval and Mr. Wang on “delimitation negotiations, border management, mechanism building, and cross-border exchanges and cooperation”.
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