PM Modi noted improved India-China relations since his meeting with Xi, anticipating further progress at the SCO Summit. NSA Doval and Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed border stability and bilateral ties with Wang Yi.

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.

Former Minister Wang Yi has concluded talks with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for the 24th round of

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday (18 August) said the setbacks in recent years between India and China had not served the interests of the people of either nation, stressing that the present moment offered "an important opportunity of improvement and growth" in ties.