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NSA Doval in Beijing for boundary talks with Chinese FM Wang Yi
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing on Monday for a two-day visit to attend the 25th round of Special Representatives talks on the India-China boundary question with his Chinese counterpart…
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing on Monday for a two-day visit to attend the 25th round of Special Representatives talks on the India-China boundary question with his Chinese counterpart and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The talks on Tuesday come ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's anticipated visit to India for the BRICS summit on September 12-13, though Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian skirted a direct response on Xi's travel. Both Doval and Wang are designated Special Representatives under a mechanism established in 2003 to address the 3,488 km border dispute.
The talks follow a period of strained ties after the 2020 Galwan Valley clash and the prolonged military stand-off in eastern Ladakh, though both sides have since taken steps to stabilise relations. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated that peace along the border is a prerequisite for good relations, amid reports of aggressive Chinese troop posturing in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri region. China's Foreign Ministry said the border situation is generally stable. Besides the talks, Doval will call on Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both thefederal.com and greaterkashmir.com offer neutral reporting on the talks, mirroring PTI copy with no discernible slant. The coverage uniformly notes the border tensions and China's evasion on Xi's visit, without editorialising. The balanced reading is that the mechanism is valued as a communication channel despite failing to resolve the core dispute. The BRICS summit will test whether this round yields a Xi-Modi meeting or remains procedural.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): thefederal.com (neutral report), greaterkashmir.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
