Talks between India and China show promise.

• National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the first boundary talks since 2019.
• The talks emphasized the importance of drawing lessons from the four-year military standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to maintain peace and tranquility on the border.
• The talks also discussed other ties derailed due to boundary frictions, providing positive directions for cross-border exchanges.
• The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported a “six-point consensus” to maintain border peace and develop bilateral relations.
• The SRs did not refer to the resumption of direct ties and restoration of journalist exchanges.
• However, an official readout stressed the need to restore exchanges in “economic, cultural, and trade” areas.