India's national security adviser meets China's foreign minister in Beijing
Ajit Doval traveled to Beijing to meet Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi for round 25 of the India-China special representatives' talks on the boundary question, using a mechanism set up in 2003 to manage the 3,488 km dispute. The talks were frozen after the 2020 Galwan Valley clash and restarted in December 2024, with round 24 held in New Delhi last August; this is Doval's first SR visit to Beijing since the restart. Agenda items include reviewing the October 2024 disengagement, troop positions, de-escalation, delimitation, border management and India's likely raising of cross-border terrorism, and outcomes could affect wider diplomatic momentum before the BRICS summit.
Round 25 will assess the October 2024 disengagement and border management.
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Talks began in 2003 to manage a long border dispute. They paused after the 2020 Galwan Valley clash and restarted in December 2024. If round 25 makes progress, it could help diplomatic contact ahead of the BRICS summit.
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