India, China Signal Cautious Reset Amid Trade, Border Talks

IN a sign of thaw in India-China ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday assured External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that Beijing will resume critical exports to India, including fertilisers, rare earth minerals, and tunnel boring machines, addressing three long-pending Indian demands.

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The move, seen as a confidence-building gesture, came just ahead of the 24th round of India-China border talks in New Delhi and was followed by Wang's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Jaishankar is learnt to have underlined the expectation of stable, uninterrupted supply chains for essential inputs during the discussions, which he had raised with the Chinese side earlier as well.

Sources said Wang responded positively, committing to facilitate these vital goods.