In a first since border stand-off, Chinese foreign minister to visit India?
This will be the first high profile and physical meeting between the leaders of both countries after Galwan clash and the beginning of the border stand-off that started in May 2020.
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New Delhi, Mar 17: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is likely visit India soon, a first high-profile visit from China since border stand-off in Galwan Valley in Ladakh. However, India and China are in talks over his visit to India.
Meanwhile, neither the Chinese embassy in Delhi nor the Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed the proposed visit formally. If this gets a confirmation, it will be the first high profile and physical meeting between the leaders of both countries after Galwan clash and the beginning of the border stand-off that started in May 2020.
The key objective of Wang's visit is to restart physical engagement and also invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS meet to be hosted by Beijing later this year. Wang Yi had earlier said that China and India have encountered "some setbacks" in the bilateral relations in recent years, and called for managing their differences over the boundary issue through equal footing consultations for a "fair and equitable" settlement.
On the other hand, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had said at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Germany this year that India's relations with China right now is going through a "very difficult phase" after Beijing violated border agreements. He also underlined that the "state of the border will determine the state of the relationship".
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It is should be noted that India-China stand-off at border is still engaged in multiple rounds of military and diplomatic discussions but it did not get breakthrough. In these talks, India has called for complete disengagement in eastern Ladakh at all friction points.
Earlier, the 15th round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side on March 11, 2022. India and China agreed to maintain the security and stability along the Line of Actual Control in the Western Sector during the 15th round China-India Corps Commander Level talks, said the Indian Army Spokesperson.
The talks held till now have resulted in the resolution of the North and South Bank of Pangong Tso, Galwan and Gogra Hot Spring areas.