India, China hold fresh talks in Beijing; both sides say ‘positive progress’ in ties after Modi–Xi meet

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Senior officials from the Foreign Ministries of India and China person held a caller circular of consultations successful Beijing, affirming affirmative advancement successful bilateral ties aft a gathering betwixt Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping successful August.

Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and Liu Jinsong, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, held consultations connected Thursday (December 11), a property merchandise by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

The 2 sides affirmed the caller affirmative advancement successful China-India relations and expressed their committedness to afloat implementing the important communal understandings reached betwixt Modi and Xi during their gathering successful Tianjin successful August, it said.

In a property release, the MEA described the discussions arsenic "constructive and guardant looking".

"Both sides highlighted the value of strategical guidance of the leaders of the 2 countries, and made a affirmative appraisal of the advancement successful stabilising and rebuilding bilateral ties, prioritising people-centric engagements," it said.

It said the 2 sides took banal of the exchanges and activities planned for the coming year.

"The Indian broadside emphasised connected the request for aboriginal solution of outstanding issues pertaining to export control. Regional and planetary developments of communal involvement were besides concisely touched upon," the MEA said.

Mr. Ghosh aboriginal called connected Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong.

During their meeting, Mr. Sun said PM Modi and President Xi had a successful gathering successful Tianjin connected the sidelines of the SCO summit, providing guidance connected elevating China-India relations to a caller level.

He expressed anticipation that some sides volition efficaciously present connected the important communal understandings reached betwixt their leaders, clasp a broader vision, physique communal trust, marque coagulated efforts, enactment steadily to beforehand cooperation, respect each other, decently negociate differences, and beforehand the continuous improvement of China-India relations, the Chinese merchandise said.

It quoted Mr. Ghosh arsenic saying that India-China relations are precise important.

India is consenting to enactment unneurotic with China, nether the strategical guidance of the leaders of some countries, to resume organization dialogue, fortify exchanges and cooperation, and consolidate the improvement momentum of India-China relations, helium said, the merchandise added.

Mr. Ghosh besides met with the Director General (Asian Affairs) of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and discussed bilateral commercialized and commercialized issues.

Published - December 12, 2025 11:39 p.m. IST

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