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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicWang Yi

Topic: Wang Yi

Jaishankar, Wang discuss resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, direct flights

This is the 2nd meeting between the two foreign ministers in 4 months. They last met on margins of G20 leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro last November.

India-China should meet halfway, says Beijing as foreign secy Misri meets Chinese FM Wang Yi

The Indian foreign secretary was in Beijing for a 2-day visit. This follows the Chinese foreign minister's meetings with EAM Jaishankar & NSA Ajit Doval last year.

China gives in-principle nod to Bangladesh request to cut loan interest rate, extend repayment period

Experts say China’s ‘strategically smart’ move is aimed at leveraging more diplomatic influence & more China-Bangladesh engagement is likely in coming months.

After back-to-back delegations to India, Maldives hosts Chinese FM Wang Yi

Wang makes a courtesy call on Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu amid a thaw in India-Maldives ties in recent months, with several high-level delegation visits between the two countries.

Watch CutTheClutter: Thaw in India-China relations with ‘consensus’ on border issues, echo of 2005 pact

In episode 1576, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta highlights key takeaways from the India-China special representatives' meeting, and breakthroughs in border issues since 1988.

China harks back to violated 2005 agreement—adjustments, populated areas to delinking border issue from bilateral ties

The agreement that Beijing is talking about was signed by the then Special Representatives after such a mechanism was set up in 2003. It was signed in Hindi, Chinese & English.

China says Doval & Wang Yi reached ‘6 points of consensus’ for ‘acceptable package’, India mum

Package harks back to '2005 agreement'. MEA does not formally deny the Chinese claims of consensus, but it is learnt that the readout from China was not a joint statement.

India, China ‘underline’ importance of maintaining peace and tranquility on border

The special representatives met in Beijing as a part of the normalisation process after Modi-Xi met in October. 'They reiterated importance of political perspective of bilateral ties'.

NSA Ajit Doval meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, discuss border issues, bilateral ties

Doval arrived in Beijing to take part in the 23rd round of the Special Representatives' talks being held after a gap of five years. The last meeting was in 2019 in Delhi.

At Jaishankar-Wang meet, China calls for resumption of direct flights & more visas

Wang also pushes for greater exchange among journalists & calls for trust. Jaishankar says 'glad to note' progress in disengagement, urges resumption of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra.

On Camera

Chinese memes, videos & commentaries say Modi overshadowed other leaders at SCO

On Douyin, many videos highlighted how Modi was all smiles during his China visit. Others focused on his handholding with Putin and Trump’s supposed irritation.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.