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· collected 2026-08-25 · by The Hindu Bureau
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on August 25, 2026, in Beijing for the 25th round of Special Representatives talks to address India-China border disputes. The 3,488 km border has been a point of contention between the two countries. Ahead of the meeting, Doval held discussions with Vice-President Han Zheng and emphasized the need to strengthen peace and tranquility in the border areas. This meeting comes ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected visit to India for the BRICS Summit in September.
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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on August 25, 2026, for the 25th Round of Special Representatives (SR) talks aimed at addressing the dispute over their 3,488 km border. This meeting comes ahead of a planned visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to India for the BRICS Summit next month. Doval also met with Vice-President of China Han Zheng, who emphasized the need for a long-term perspective and strategic mutual trust in bilateral relations. Hu Shisheng, a leading Chinese strategic affairs scholar, noted that despite structural differences, both countries aim to "institutionalise stability" on the border, focusing on preventing misunderstandings and miscalculations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The talks are seen as an opportunity for India and China to strengthen their relations ahead of Jinping's visit.
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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) met with Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of China, for the 25th Round of the Special Representatives (SR) talks in Beijing.
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Mr. Doval and Mr. Wang are the designated SRs for the boundary talks mechanism, which was established in 2003 to comprehensively address the dispute of the India-China border spanning 3,488 km.
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Ahead of the talks, Mr. Doval called on Han Zheng, Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China, during which they discussed “ways to strengthen peace and tranquility in the border areas”.
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Mr. Han was quoted by the Xinhua news agency as saying: “China and India should view and handle bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and work together to implement the important consensus reached by their leaders.”
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“The two sides should enhance strategic mutual trust, tap the potential for cooperation, maintain close multilateral coordination, properly manage differences, and promote the sustained and stable development of China-India relations,” he said.
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Mr. Doval said that as the world’s two most populous and fastest-growing major economies, India and China have a “historic opportunity” for cooperation, adding that India stands ready to work with China to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, properly address the boundary question and make new progress in bilateral relations.
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In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Beijing said that the “NSA and VP Han discussed ways to strengthen peace & tranquility in the border areas and further improve bilateral relations across economic, political and multilateral fora, in accordance with the consensus reached between the leaders of the two countries.”
Mr. Doval’s visit comes ahead of next month’s expected trip to India by Chinese President Xi Jinping for the September 12 BRICS Summit, and provides both sides the opportunity to take stock of the relationship.
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Ties have gradually normalised following the October 2024 meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr. Xi in Kazan, Russia.
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