Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at his residence in New Delhi, following the latter’s series of high-level talks in the capital, as India and China sought to stabilise and strengthen their relations.
During the meeting, Modi highlighted the steadily improving ties between the two nations and accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s invitation to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit later this month.
“Glad to meet Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Since my meeting with President Xi in Kazan last year, India-China relations have made steady progress guided by respect for each other’s interests and sensitivities,” the Prime Minister said after the meeting.
He added that he looked forward to his next meeting with Xi in Tianjin on the sidelines of the SCO summit. “Stable, predictable, constructive ties between India and China will contribute significantly to regional as well as global peace and prosperity.”
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According to officials, Modi also stressed that peace and tranquillity along the border are essential for bilateral ties, welcoming the steady and positive momentum in relations.
Earlier in the day, Wang Yi held talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval under the Special Representatives mechanism, after meeting External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday.
Doval said there has been an “upward trend” in relations over the past nine months, as peace prevailed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “Borders have been quiet, there has been peace and tranquillity, and our bilateral engagements have become more substantial,” he said.
Doval also formally announced that Modi will visit China to attend the SCO summit in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1, noting that the Special Representatives talks have assumed “very special importance” ahead of the visit.
Wang Yi said both sides should “increase mutual trust through strategic communication, expand common interests through exchanges and cooperation, and properly resolve specific issues” along the border. “We are heartened to see the stability that has now been restored along the border,” he said.
He added, “Now, the bilateral relationship is facing an important opportunity for improvement and growth. The Chinese side attaches great importance to the Prime Minister’s visit to China to attend the SCO summit at our invitation.”
On Monday, Jaishankar told his visiting counterpart that India-China ties must be guided by mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest.
Relations between the two countries are undergoing gradual improvement, marking a shift from the heightened tensions that followed the 2020 Galwan Valley clash. The positive momentum began after Modi and Xi met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan in October 2024, where they pledged to normalise ties.
Since then, both nations have pursued confidence-building measures, including the disengagement of troops from several friction points along the LAC and the revival of suspended people-to-people exchanges such as the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage and the issuing of tourist visas.
Wang Yi’s visit also comes at a delicate time, with India’s relations with the United States under strain after President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent, alongside an additional penalty of 25 per cent for New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian crude oil.
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