India and China are seen trying to mend strained relations after the Galwan clash of 2020. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Beijing on Monday after visiting Singapore.
He was busy with high-level meetings in Beijing on Monday. Jaishankar met Chinese Vice President Han Cheng, Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC) Liu Qianchao.
In the meeting, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar has said that he will help China in the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). After the meeting with Vice President Han, he wrote in X, 'India has committed to help China in the chairmanship of the SCO.' He also said that the recent improvement in bilateral relations is also a subject of discussion.
Jaishankar in meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Cheng .
Similarly, Jaishankar said that in the meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang, the need for stable and constructive cooperation was discussed by creating a long-term perspective on bilateral relations. Similarly, he said that there was a conversation between them about resolving the border dispute and equalizing the relations at the civil level.
Similarly, talks have been held between India and China about improving bilateral trade relations. "I believe that India-China relations will progress in a positive direction on the basis of mutual respect, common interest and mutual sensitivity," Foreign Minister Jaishankar said.
A meeting of the foreign ministers of the SCO countries is being held in Tianjin on Tuesday. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar says that India is hopeful that positive results will emerge from the meeting. Similarly, he said that in the meeting with IDCPC Minister Liu, the changing global system and the rise of multipolarity were discussed.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Kazan, Russia in October 2024. After the meeting, the relations between the two countries started to improve, according to the Indian media. India and China are also celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
New Delhi also appreciated Beijing's decision to allow re-operation of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra for Indian pilgrims after 5 years. Last October, an agreement was reached to end the military stalemate in Ladakh region for 4 years. A few days after the same agreement, a meeting was held between Xi and Modi. After that, a meeting was held between the foreign and defense ministers of the two countries as well as at the national security advisor level.
Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar in a meeting with Liu Qianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC).
In 2020, the relationship between India and China became very tense due to the clash between security personnel stationed on the border in Galwan Valley of Ladakh. 20 Indian and 4 Chinese soldiers were killed in the clash.
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from Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar's Facebook page Last October, the two neighbors agreed to implement a new border arrangement . After that, there was a sideline meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia. It was the first formal meeting between Modi and Xi after five years of Ladakh clashes.
A meeting of SCO defense ministers was held in China's Qingdao last month. The meeting ended without a joint statement after Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh refused to sign it.
