S Jaishankar underscored the importance of upholding "complete respect" for the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and previous agreements to "stabilise" and "reconstruct" bilateral relations with Beijing during his second meeting in a month with the Chinese counterpart.
Wang expressed his readiness to collaborate with Doval in implementing the significant agreements made by the leaders of both countries, managing issues concerning the border situation, and working together to ensure peace and stability in the border regions.
Jaishankar is leading the Indian delegation in the SCO meeting in Kazakhstan as Prime Minister Narendra Modi skipped the event. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif have also arrived in Astana to take part in the meeting.
Multiple times in the past year, China's government and airlines have urged India's civil aviation authorities to restore direct air connections, emphasising its significance as a "major concern" for China.
Li Qiang, PM Modi's Chinese counterpart, said healthy India-China relations are conducive to stability and positive energy in the region and the world. Relations between India and China remain frozen since the Galwan border clash in 2020, despite numerous talks to resolve the issue.
Xu was appointed as China's ambassador to India after an unusually long delay of 18 months following the departure of his predecessor Sun Weidong. Xu is expected to play a major role in the India-China border talks as both countries seek to resolve the prolonged military standoff in eastern Ladakh.
Earlier this month, PM Modi stressed the urgency of addressing the "prolonged situation" at the border to restore peace and tranquillity in the affected areas. In response, the Chinese foreign ministry said "great positive progress" had been made in the border situation.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said both sides are maintaining close communication through diplomatic and military channels. This was in response to PM Modi's recent remarks to Newsweek, stressing urgency to deal with the "prolonged situation" at the border.
In an interview with a US news magazine, PM Modi stressed that peaceful and stable relations between India and China are important for the entire region and world. He also shed light on India's economic reforms that have attracted foreign businesses to the domestic market.
The Union Minister said China was nervous and uncomfortable due to PM Modi reversing Congress' policy of not developing border areas of the country. He also warned that "this was not 1962" and accused Congress of furthering Chinese propaganda.
China has released a list of 30 new names for various places in Arunachal Pradesh, which it claims as 'Zangnan' or South Tibet, despite India's strong objections. India has repeatedly rejected China's 'absurd' claims over the northeastern state, asserting that it is an integral part of the country.
India and China held the 29th round of border consultation in Beijing on Wednesday, where the South Asian nations discussed ways to achieve complete disengagement and resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh region.
India has repeatedly rejected China's claims over Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as Zangnan or South Tibet. India has opposed China's move to assign 'invented names' to the state and rejected its 'absurd' claims after PM Modi's visit there.
India-China relations remain frozen since May 2020 after the Galwan border clash near the Line of Actual Control, despite several rounds of high-level military talks. Jaishankar on Monday said India is committed to a fair outcome but one respectful of agreements recognising the LAC.
PM Modi inaugurated the bi-lane Sela Tunnel on Saturday in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh over the weekend. China claims the region as Zangnan or South Tibet, and criticised PM Modi's visit to the state, saying that such unilateral actions will complicate the border dispute.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said there has been a mechanism to deal with these kinds of issues and suggested the media persons in the hall to ask the question to the relevant authority.
A viral video video shows several Chinese armoured vehicles and soldiers on the spot, signalling the shepherds to leave. However, the herders bravely stood up to the Chinese troops, arguing that they were grazing on Indian territory and picked up stones to defend themselves.
Chinese Ministry of National Defence spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian blamed India for violating consensus and making unilateral provocations and stressed that both countries are in constant touch. India-China relations remain frozen for over three years following the Galwan Valley clash in 2020.
In reality, China has border issues with its neighbouring nations including India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan and several other nations. Indian troops had recently given a befitting reply at the border regions when Chinese troops tried to infiltrate the border regions.
The presumptions of PM Modi and Bhutan King discussing border dispute turn even more concrete with the timing of Wangchuck's visit amid the fact that his Foreign Minister had recently concluded his tour to China which his ministry dubbed as "a grand success".
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