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China's Foreign Minister to Visit India for Border Talks

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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India next week to hold talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval as part of the special representatives' mechanism to address the border issue. Wang's visit comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit later this month. The talks are expected to focus on confidence-building measures to bolster peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), including the resumption of border trade, and to discuss a mutually acceptable framework for settling the border issue.

Key Takeaways:

  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India on August 18-19 to hold talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval under the special representatives' mechanism to address the border issue.
  • Wang's visit is a follow-up to Doval's trip to Beijing last December and part of preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China for the SCO Summit later this month.
  • The talks are expected to consider several confidence-building measures to bolster peace and tranquility along the LAC, including the resumption of border trade.
  • India and China have made progress in resuming border trade and tourism activities, including the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which was suspended for five years due to the Ladakh standoff.
  • The two countries are also in advanced negotiations on resuming direct flights and trade through selected border posts.
  • China has also started processing Indian visas and has allowed the resumption of tourist visas for Chinese nationals in July.

Statistics:

  • Nearly 50,000 troops from both sides were ammassed in the Ladakh sector of the LAC during the standoff.
  • The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was suspended for five years due to the Ladakh standoff.
  • The Indian government resumed tourist visas for Chinese nationals in July.
  • India and China are in talks to resume direct flights and trade through selected border posts.

Sources:

  • Hindustan Times, "China's Foreign Minister to visit India next week for border talks"
  • External Affairs Ministry, "Press statement on the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister to India"

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