Chinese FM Wang Yi to hold border talks with NSA Doval says MEA
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – According to Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India to hold talks with NSA Doval ahead of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit scheduled to take place at Tianjin from August 31 to September 1.
MEA said that Wang Yi will be on a two-day visit to India starting from Monday to hold the 24th round of the Special Representatives’ Talks on the India-China boundary question with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
“At the invitation of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China and Chinese Foreign Minister Mr. Wang Yi will visit India on 18-19 August 2025.
“External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will hold a bilateral meeting with Mr. Wang Yi,” the statement further said.
Chinese Ministry for Foreign Affairs also confirmed his visit to India.
“From August 18 to 20, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs and China’s Special Representative on the China-India boundary question Wang Yi will visit India and hold the 24th Round of Talks Between the Special Representatives of China and India on the Boundary Question at the invitation of the Indian side,” the Chinese Ministry for Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval also visited China to attend the 20th Meeting of the SCO Security Council Secretaries in June.
He highlighted the need to end double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities like LeT, JeM and their proxies and dismantle their terror eco-systems.
In July, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited China to attend the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Tianjin.
He also held discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the meeting. He also called on Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with his fellow SCO Foreign Ministers.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited China to attend the SCO Defence Ministers Meeting. India had refused to endorse the joint declaration at the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting, citing the exclusion of concerns around terrorism as a key reason.
India expressed concerns about terrorism reflected in the document, which was not acceptable to one particular country; therefore, the statement was not adopted.
Singh met his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Don Jun, and the two leaders had a “constructive and forward-looking exchange of views” on issues related to bilateral ties.
