Overview

• Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a multi-day round of meetings in New Delhi with Ajit Doval and S. Jaishankar before seeing Narendra Modi, with both sides citing a “positive trend” and “new energy” in ties.
• Officials discussed de-escalation along the Himalayan frontier, including potential troop reductions and a resumption of border trade that has been suspended since 2020.
• Connectivity steps under discussion include the planned restart of direct flights and easier visas, with reports noting simplified credentials for journalists.
• Indian media reported that Beijing signaled readiness to address Indian demand for fertilizers, rare earths and tunnel-boring machines.
• Analysts and several reports link the renewed engagement partly to fresh U.S. tariff pressure on India and regional recalculations, while core disputes remain unresolved.