Chinese Foreign Minister Meets NSA

On 18th August 2025, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

Key Points

High-Level Engagements: Wang Yi’s two-day visit (18–19 August 2025) includes talks with NSA Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar, and a scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
MEA Statement: The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that the 24th Special Representative (SR) level talks would focus on the boundary question.
EAM’s Remarks: EAM stated that discussions would include economic and trade issues, pilgrimages, people-to-people contacts, river data sharing, border trade, connectivity, and bilateral exchanges. He emphasized that “differences must not become disputes, nor competition conflict.”
Global & Regional Context: The visit provides an opportunity to review bilateral ties and exchange views on the global situation and issues of mutual interest.
Border Standoff Background: India–China relations were strained following the 2020 eastern Ladakh standoff. However, progress has been made through troop disengagement agreements and new patrolling arrangements along the LAC, reached ahead of the 2024 BRICS Summit.