Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said Tuesday during talks with Beijingâs foreign minister in New Delhi.
Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit opening on August 31 in Tianjin, his first visit to China since 2018, Ajit Doval said, in public comments at the start of a meeting with Beijingâs Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
âOur prime minister will be visiting for the SCO summit,â Doval said, speaking of ânew energyâ in diplomatic ties.
China âattaches great importanceâ to Modiâs visit to the SCO summit, Wang said, according to an official translator.
âHistory and reality prove once again that a healthy and stable China-India relationship serves the fundamental and long-term interests of both of our countries,â Wang added.
Wang is due to meet Modi later on Tuesday.
The worldâs two most populous nations are intense rivals competing for influence across South Asia, and they fought a deadly border clash in 2020.
India is also part of the Quad security alliance with the United States, Australia, and Japan, which is seen as a counter to China.
But caught in global trade and geopolitical turbulence triggered by US President Donald Trumpâs tariff war, the countries have moved to mend ties.
During talks on Monday with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Indiaâs foreign minister, Wang said the two countries should âview each other as partners and opportunities, rather than adversaries or threatsâ.
AFP
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