Ajit Doval is set visit Beijing on Monday (August 24). He will participate in Special Representatives (SR) talks on the India-China border issue with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Ajit Doval to hold India-China border talks in Beijing: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is set visit Beijing on Monday (August 24). He will participate in Special Representatives (SR) talks on the India-China border issue with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Both countries are scheduled to hold the 25th round of SR talks on Tuesday.
The talks is important as it is being held ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to India for the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13. While there is no official confirmation yet on Xi’s visit, officials on both sides are optimistic about his participation.
The Special Representatives dialogue, established in 2003, is aimed at finding a political solution to the long-running India-China boundary dispute. The process covers a disputed border stretching over 3,488 km and has seen limited progress over the years. Relations between the two countries deteriorated sharply after the 2020 Galwan Valley clash and the prolonged military standoff in eastern Ladakh. High-level engagement remained largely frozen for nearly five years before the talks resumed in December 2024 with the 23rd round in Beijing, followed by the 24th round in New Delhi in August 2025.
The upcoming meeting is expected to review the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and assess progress made after earlier agreements. The visit follows a meeting between officials of both countries on August 6 under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs.
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