NEW DELHI, June 22 (Reuters) – Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday on the sidelines of a BRICS National Security Advisers’ meeting in New Delhi, India’s foreign ministry said.
Here are some details:
• India, chair of the BRICS group, is hosting a meeting of the BRICS national security advisers in New Delhi on Monday and Tuesday.
• India’s foreign ministry described the talks between Doval and Wang as “constructive and forward-looking”.
• The two leaders discussed recent developments in their relationship and ‘noted progress towards gradual normalisation’, according to the statement.
• Relations between the neighbours improved in 2024, ending years of friction that began with a border clash in 2020.
• Brics brings together founders, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as well as other, more recent joiners.
(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta)