National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held special representative talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on the India-China boundary issue and improvement of relations between the two countries.
Doval is in Beijing, China now.
The talks assume significance as they are being held ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s anticipated visit to New Delhi to attend the BRICS summit on September 12-13.
Both Ajit Doval and Wang Yi are the designated Special Representatives for the boundary talks mechanism, which was established in 2003 to comprehensively address the dispute of the India-China border spanning 3,488 km.
Prior to the talks, Doval, who reached Beijing on a two-day visit on Monday the 24th of August 2026, that is yesterday, called on Chinese Vice President Han Zhang.
In a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) late on Tuesday night stated ‘the two sides noted the progress made in implementing the important consensus reached between their leaders in Kazan in October 2024 and Tianjin in August 2025.’
‘Both sides expressed satisfaction at the steady resumption of people-to-people and cross-border exchanges, including the ongoing Kailash Manasarovar Yatra and Border Trade through the three designated border trading passes.’
The statement further added that the two ‘Special Representatives had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on the India-China Boundary Question, and agreed to continue their work in seeking a political settlement of the boundary question in the context of their overall and long-term interests.’
During the meeting, Vice President Han said, China and India should view and handle bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and work together to implement the important consensus reached by their leaders.
