Overview

• Jaishankar met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing to stress that continued normalisation can yield mutually beneficial outcomes and to convey India’s support for China’s SCO presidency.
• In talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, he pressed for de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control and urged avoidance of restrictive trade measures to foster stable cooperation.
• During his meeting with President Xi Jinping, he passed on greetings from India’s president and prime minister and apprised him of the steady improvement in bilateral ties since the Kazan summit.
• He highlighted symbolic confidence-building steps, notably the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, as foundations for deeper trust.
• Jaishankar’s engagement underscored India’s push for open dialogue and set the agenda for further discussions at the SCO foreign ministers’ meeting in Tianjin.