India-China De-escalation Meeting

• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar urges India and China to move forward on de-escalation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

• Jaishankar, in China for the first time since 2019, discussed positive momentum in ties and outstanding issues.

• He called for “normalising” people-to-people ties and avoiding restrictive trade measures, citing Chinese export restrictions on critical minerals.

• Jaishankar stressed the need for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to address terrorism with “zero tolerance”.

• He stated that the normalisation of ties can produce mutually beneficial outcomes.