Modi hails 'steady progress' in Indo-Chinese relations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China's top diplomat on Tuesday and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the bilateral relationship after a years-long standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian powers.

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Modi also noted “respect for each other's interests and sensitiveness” in a statement on social media after meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China’s foreign ministry said the countries have entered a “steady development track” and the countries should “trust and support” each other.

Wang arrived in India on Monday and has met with Foreign Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar as well as National Security Adviser Ajit Doval about the countries’ disputed border in the Himalayan mountains. India’s foreign ministry said Wang's meeting with Doval discussed “deescalation, delimitation and boundary affairs.”

Relations plummeted in 2020 after security forces clashed along the border. The violence, the worst in decades, left 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese soldiers dead, freezing high-level political engagements.

“The setbacks we experienced in the past few years were not in the interest of the people of our two countries. We are heartened to see the stability that is now restored in the borders,” Wang said on Monday.