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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in India on Monday on a three-day visit to participate in the 24th round of talks on the long-standing China-India boundary issue.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. (Reuters/File)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who will visit India for a three-day trip tomorrow, will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 19 (Tuesday) at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, at 5:30 pm, according to a schedule released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
As per the schedule, Wang Yi would arrive at Delhi’s IGI Airport at 4:15 pm on Monday, after which he would meet with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at Hyderabad House. On Tuesday, he would participate in the 24th Meeting between the Special Representatives on India-China Boundary Question.
He will depart at 9 am on Wednesday. His visit marks a major development amid ongoing military and diplomatic talks between the two countries following the 2020 standoff in eastern Ladakh, which led to heightened tensions and a deterioration in bilateral ties.
Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and China’s Special Representative on the boundary question, is also expected to hold discussions with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, his counterpart in the Special Representatives’ mechanism.
Wang’s upcoming visit is being closely watched by observers in both the countries, as it could signal a potential thaw in relations and help lay the groundwork for broader engagement.
Last year, India and China reached a partial agreement to ease the standoff in Ladakh when Prime Minister Modi held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan. Earlier this year, China resumed the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra, while India began issuing visas to Chinese tourists once again.
India and China are reportedly also preparing to bring back direct flights as early as September. The announcement is expected around the time Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits China at the end of August for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin.
Last month, India resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals. Before the suspension, carriers like Air India, IndiGo, Air China, China Southern, and China Eastern ran over a dozen weekly direct flights connecting major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Kunming with New Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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