New Delhi: National security adviser Ajit Doval held “constructive” talks Monday with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi focusing on key aspects of bilateral engagement, including progress in the normalisation of the ties that came under severe strain during the over four-year eastern Ladakh border standoff.Wang is in New Delhi to attend a Brics conclave. In the meeting, Doval underlined that stable, predictable and constructive bilateral relations will contribute to building trust and better understanding between the two sides.“The two sides reviewed recent developments in bilateral relations and noted progress towards gradual normalisation,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. He said the Doval-Wang discussions were “constructive and forward-looking”.India and China rolled out a series of measures in the last one year to rebuild their relationship after it witnessed a major downturn following the deadly Galwan Valley clashes in 2020 and the subsequent military face-off that lasted for over four years.Following a series of diplomatic and military-level talks, the two sides withdrew their troops from several friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. pti
