National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will likely visit China soon for Special Representative talks, news agency reported citing its sources on Monday. India's NSA's likely visit to China comes after New Delhi and Beijing in October reached an agreement regarding patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas.
The border standoff between India and China began in eastern Ladakh along the LAC in 2020, and was sparked by Chinese military actions. It led to prolonged tensions between the two nations, significantly straining their relations. Earlier in 2020, the Special Representatives of India and China on the Boundary Question, Ajit Doval and Wang Yi, State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China held a telephone conversation, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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The two Special Representatives had a "frank and in-depth exchange of views" on the recent developments in the Western Sector of the India-China border areas. The 22nd meeting of the Special Representatives of India and China was held in New Delhi on December 21, 2019. The Indian side was led by NSA Ajit Doval while Wang Yi led the Chinese delegation, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) On December 3, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India remains "committed to engaging with China through bilateral discussions to arrive at a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable framework for a boundary settlement."
He said that in his recent meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, an understanding was reached that the Special Representatives and the Foreign Secretary level mechanisms will be convening soon. Briefing the Lok Sabha on India-China ties as well as disengagement at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Jaishakar said that bilateral ties between the two countries have been "abnormal" since 2020 when "peace and tranquillity in the border areas were disturbed as a result of Chinese actions." "Recent developments that reflect our continuous diplomatic engagement since then have set our ties in the direction of some improvement," he said.
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