What happened?
India’s Foreign Secretary (FS) Vikram Misri, during his ongoing official visit to China, held discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on 27 January 2025. The Chinese readout of the Misri-Yi meeting stated that both sides discussed the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan last December 2024. The discussions also focused on restarting practical cooperation, the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties, and India’s extended support for China’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Presidency.
Why it matters to India
The ongoing visit of India’s FS comes just over a month after India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on 18 December 2024, in the backdrop of a border patrolling arrangement announced on 21 October 2025. The meeting marks a continuation of discussions between India and China to address political, economic, and people-to-people aspects of their relationship. According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement, this resumption of dialogue between the two sides aligns with agreements at the leadership level to explore the next steps in bilateral relations.