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China’s Wang Yi to Visit New Delhi for Border Talks as Direct Flights and Border Trade Near Resumption

The visit aims to build on confidence measures that have eased tensions since last year’s border disengagement agreement.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 23, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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Overview

  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit New Delhi on August 18 to hold Special Representatives border talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.
  • India has asked airlines such as Air India and IndiGo to prepare for the resumption of direct passenger flights to China as soon as September.
  • Government officials are negotiating to reopen limited cross-border trade through Lipulekh, Shipki La and Nathu La passes after a five-year freeze.
  • Recent confidence-building measures include restarting the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage in April, issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals from July and shipping Indian diesel and fertilizer to China.
  • The thaw has gained urgency under steep US tariffs on Indian exports, even as unresolved Line of Actual Control disputes and strategic distrust persist.