India-China Meet: Delhi Urged to View Relations Strategically

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Tuesday, with Beijing urging New Delhi to view their relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective. This was one of the key takeaways of the meeting between the NSA and the Chinese Vice President.

Han spent his career in Shanghai, under Xi Jinping, and was CPC secretary of Shanghai during 2012-2017. He is considered a member of the powerful Shanghai Clique. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

Background and Context

Doval’s meeting with Han and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are setting the stage for the possible visit National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval holds the 25th round of Special Representatives (SR) talks with China Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing, China.

Han stated that over the past two years, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi have met twice – in Kazan and Tianjin – and reached a series of important consensuses on the development of China-India relations. Han emphasized that as neighbouring major developing nations and key emerging economies, China and India should view and handle their relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective.

Ahead of their talks, Doval told Wang: “I am happy that over the past year our relationship has been steadily returning to normalcy. The normalcy in our relationship has been a direct result of both sides maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas.” In June last week, Wang visited India for the meeting of the BRICS NSAs.

Key Developments

The meeting between Doval and Han highlights the ongoing efforts to strengthen peace and tranquillity in the border areas. It also underscores the importance of respecting each other’s core interests and taking concrete actions to implement important consensuses.

The normalcy in our relationship has been a direct result of both sides maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas.” In June last week, Wang visited India for the meeting of the BRICS NSAs.

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Meeting Doval on the sidelines, Wang underlined it was “imperative” for India and China to respect each other’s “core interests” and take concrete actions to implement the “important consensus” reached

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng Tuesday and Beijing stated it urged New Delhi to view and handle their relationship from a “strategic and long-term perspective” and “properly manage differences”. New Delhi, however, stated that Doval and Han discussed ways to strengthen peace and tranquillity in the border areas and further improve bilateral relations.

This was one of the key takeaways of the meeting between the NSA and the Chinese Vice President. Han spent his career in Shanghai, under Xi Jinping and was CPC secretary of Shanghai during 2012-2017. He is considered a member of the powerful Shanghai Clique.

Doval’s meeting with Han and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are setting the stage for the possible visit Doval and Wang are the special representatives of their countries on the boundary issue. National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval holds the 25th round of Special Representatives (SR) talks with China Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing, China.

(Handout via PTI Photo) China’s Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, stated, “Han Zheng stated that over the past two years, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi have met twice – in Kazan and Tianjin – and reached a series of important consensuses on the development of China-India relations, guiding the bilateral relationship back onto a track of recovery and improvement.” “As neighbouring major developing nations and key emerging economies, China and India should view and handle their relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective; jointly implement the important consensuses reached Ahead of their talks, Doval informed Wang: “I am happy that over the past year our relationship has been steadily returning to normalcy. The normalcy in our relationship has been a direct result of both sides maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas.” In June last week, Wang visited India for the meeting of the BRICS NSAs.

Meeting Doval on the sidelines, Wang underlined it was “imperative” for India and China to respect each other’s “core interests” and take concrete actions to implement the “important consensus” reached