Wang Yi, China and India
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited New Delhi on August 18 and 19 during which he held extensive talks with NSA Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
China's foreign minister, who is on a South Asian trip, arrived in Afghanistan on Aug 20. Wang Yi visited India earlier this week and is now in Kabul for three-way talks with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Wang Yi’s visit is the first by a Chinese minister since PM Narendra Modi met Xi Jinping in Kazan last year and set the stage for the disengagement of troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.
Wang Yi will meet Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar during his two-days visit for the sixth round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue from August 20 to 22.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Afghanistan for the first time in three years to attend trilateral talks with Pakistan and the Taliban, focusing on counterterrorism and extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Kabul.
EAM Jaishankar raised concerns on China’s Brahmaputra dam and cross-border terrorism with Chinese FM Wang Yi; calls for transparency, no new commitments made.
Former Minister Wang Yi has concluded talks with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for the 24th round of