India and China are seeking to “move ahead” with their relationship, New Delhi’s foreign minister has said, as China’s top diplomat started a visit to ease tension between the world’s two most populous countries.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have been locked in a five-year stand-off sparked by a deadly border clash in 2020. But the disruption brought by US President Donald Trump’s trade war has created an opening for the rival Asian powers to seek to repair ties, analysts said.
“Having seen a difficult period in our relationship, our two nations now seek to move ahead,” Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar told Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, on Monday in New Delhi, adding that the visit was an opportunity to “review” bilateral ties and “exchange views on . . . some issues of mutual interest”.