New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India on Monday and Tuesday ahead of PM Narendra Modi's trip to China for the SCO Summit and a possible meeting with President Xi Jinping, as New Delhi and Beijing seek to stabilise ties by keeping the LAC peaceful and improving economic partnership, including supplies of rare earth magnets, fertilisers, and pharmaceutical products from Beijing.
Wang Yi's visit will be significant, setting the ball rolling for Modi's trip and outcomes including the resumption of direct flights that have been on hold since Covid-19 and the 2020 Galwan clash, according to persons familiar with the dynamics of Sino-Indian ties. Modi last visited China in 2018 for the first informal summit with Xi.
While the Modi-Xi meeting in Kazan, Russia, last October set the tone for stabilisation of ties, the current state of India-US relations has brought Sino-Indian ties into focus and underscored the need for the two sides to keep relations predictable and pursue a mutually favourable economic partnership that is currently tilted in favour of China.
China has stopped exporting DAP fertilisers to India without an official notification. Until 2023-24, China was a prominent supplier. In 2024-25, imports from China fell from 22.9 lakh tonnes (LT) in FY24 to 8.4 LT in FY25, and since January 2025 not a single tonne has been imported. Resumption of supplies is on the agenda, along with efforts to restore imports of rare earth magnets from China.
As per a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, the top Chinese minister will hold the 24th round of Special Representatives' talks on the India-China boundary question with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. A bilateral meeting is also scheduled between Wang and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. ET had reported earlier this month that Wang would meet Doval on August 18.
This will be the first high-level visit from China following the hostilities between India and Pakistan, which Beijing calls its "all-weather friend." During the May clashes, Pakistan used Chinese weapons to target India, and New Delhi has alleged that Beijing provided Islamabad with real-time intelligence.
Doval visited China last year and held talks on the border issue with Wang. This was followed by the visit of the Foreign Secretary to China. Earlier this year, Doval, Jaishankar, and the Defence Minister also travelled to China for SCO meetings.
The thaw in ties has also been reflected in people-to-people exchanges. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a significant Hindu pilgrimage, has been restarted, and India has resumed tourist visas for Chinese nationals after a five-year gap.
Wang Yi's visit will be significant, setting the ball rolling for Modi's trip and outcomes including the resumption of direct flights that have been on hold since Covid-19 and the 2020 Galwan clash, according to persons familiar with the dynamics of Sino-Indian ties. Modi last visited China in 2018 for the first informal summit with Xi.
While the Modi-Xi meeting in Kazan, Russia, last October set the tone for stabilisation of ties, the current state of India-US relations has brought Sino-Indian ties into focus and underscored the need for the two sides to keep relations predictable and pursue a mutually favourable economic partnership that is currently tilted in favour of China.
China has stopped exporting DAP fertilisers to India without an official notification. Until 2023-24, China was a prominent supplier. In 2024-25, imports from China fell from 22.9 lakh tonnes (LT) in FY24 to 8.4 LT in FY25, and since January 2025 not a single tonne has been imported. Resumption of supplies is on the agenda, along with efforts to restore imports of rare earth magnets from China.
As per a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, the top Chinese minister will hold the 24th round of Special Representatives' talks on the India-China boundary question with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. A bilateral meeting is also scheduled between Wang and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. ET had reported earlier this month that Wang would meet Doval on August 18.
This will be the first high-level visit from China following the hostilities between India and Pakistan, which Beijing calls its "all-weather friend." During the May clashes, Pakistan used Chinese weapons to target India, and New Delhi has alleged that Beijing provided Islamabad with real-time intelligence.
Doval visited China last year and held talks on the border issue with Wang. This was followed by the visit of the Foreign Secretary to China. Earlier this year, Doval, Jaishankar, and the Defence Minister also travelled to China for SCO meetings.
The thaw in ties has also been reflected in people-to-people exchanges. The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a significant Hindu pilgrimage, has been restarted, and India has resumed tourist visas for Chinese nationals after a five-year gap.
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