China invited PM Modi to BRICS Summit, is keen on bilateral ties returning to ‘normalcy’ but there are still friction areas, external affairs minister said after Chinese counterpart’s visit.
Wang Yi is likely to meet his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar Friday. This is first visit of a senior Chinese leader in two years since the border stand-off between the two countries.
Both Wang and Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaqi and other Taliban leaders to strengthen bilateral ties.
Wang Yi, who is also one of the State Council leaders of the CCP, is planning a week-long visit to South Asia and so could drop in for a day. But talks at a ‘premature’ stage.
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi is touring Sri Lanka that faces an economic crisis and Maldives badly in Beijing's debt. But there’s enough wiggle space for India.
During an hour-long in-person meeting in Dushanbe, Jaishankar also told his Chinese counterpart that any unilateral change in the status quo along LAC was 'unacceptable' to India.
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