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Over to Sidharth Bhatia for today’s Cable

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Snapshot of the day

June 24, 2025

Sidharth Bhatia

China and India affirmed their commitment to improving bilateral ties and maintaining border peace in a meeting in Beijing on Monday between Ajit Doval, the Indian national security adviser who is in China for a gathering of senior national security officials from member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang said there had been some progress in bilateral relations and it was essential for both sides to further improve communication, build mutual trust, and work towards resolving practical issues, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement. He called on both sides to stick to the consensus that they were “each other’s development opportunities, not threats” and “partners, not rivals” to achieve a win-win outcome.

According to Delhi’s statement issued on Monday after the Wang-Doval meeting, both sides underscored the need to promote the overall development of India-China relations, including by