NEW DELHI: India and China held diplomatic talks in Beijing on Tuesday, in what the ministry of external affairs (MEA) described as a “positive and constructive” atmosphere. The meeting was part of ongoing efforts to manage border issues between the two countries.
“The 33rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on 25 March 2025 in Beijing,” the MEA said in a press release.
“The Indian delegation was led by Gourangalal Das, joint secretary (East Asia), and the Chinese delegation was led by Hong Liang, director general of the boundary & oceanic affairs department of the Chinese ministry of foreign affairs,” MEA further said.
The MEA release added, “Held in a positive and constructive atmosphere, the meeting comprehensively reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China border areas. Peace and tranquility on the border are critical for the smooth development of overall bilateral relations. The two sides explored various measures and proposals to give effect to the decisions taken during the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives on the India-China boundary question in Beijing in December 2024 and to advance effective border management. The two sides agreed to maintain and strengthen relevant diplomatic and military mechanisms towards this end. They also exchanged views on early resumption of cross-border cooperation and exchanges, including on trans-border rivers and Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.”
The two sides also agreed to prepare for the next meeting of the Special Representatives, which is scheduled to take place in India later this year.
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri had visited Beijing on January 26-27 for a meeting of the Foreign Secretary-Vice Foreign Minister mechanism between both countries, following which both countries announced their decision to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in the summer of 2025.
