Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Dawal are likely to travel to China for meetings of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Sources said that Singh is likely to travel to Kingdao from 25-27 June, Dowal is likely to travel to the country from 24-26 June.
Since the military enmity between India and Pakistan in May this year, India’s Operation Sindoor will have his first meeting of Singh and Dowal since the military enmity between India and Pakistan, launched in retaliation for the Pahgam terror attack.
The Indian armed forces stopped and neutralized a series of high-tech foreign weapons used by Pakistan, including Chinese-Rule PL-15 air-to-air missile and Turkish goat Yiha III Kamikes drones.
Both Defense Minister and NSA level meetings will also see participation from Pakistan. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif and DG Isis, Lieutenant General Asim Malik of the country are also expected to participate.
The summit of SCO leaders in China Tianjin is hosting the summit, and these meetings are preparations for the meeting of the leaders to be hosted by President Xi Jinping.
It comes in terms of repairing bilateral relations, which was new to Chinese infiltration in 2020, leading to a military deadlock with the line of real control in eastern Ladakh.
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Dowal traveled to Beijing in December last year when India and China agreed to a set of “six general consensus”, including Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, Trans-Border River Cooperation and Nathula border trade resumption.
It was announced by both sides after negotiations between NSA Dowal and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, which is also a special representative (SRS).
This was the first meeting of SRS since the India-China border areas were friction in the western region in 2020.
Both sides have monitored the implementation of the October 2024 disruption agreement, resulting in patrolling and grazing in the border areas.
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The meeting of special representatives was less than two months after the announcement of a border patrolling system on 21 October, after which there was a meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping for the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on 23 October.
Sources said that now with Rajnath Singh’s first visit and NSA Doval’s second visit to China, since the disintegration process was completed, the two sides would focus on the de-ecstation and D-induction of the soldiers, the sources said.
Both sides have taken some steps, including to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which have just begun, and are also talking about resumption of direct flights. India and China are also looking to reduce visa karb for Chinese citizens and share data on transnational rivers like Brahmaputra.
Earlier this month, the Indian side gave its support for China’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization Presidency.
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Both sides have jointly agreed to prepare for the meeting of the 24th Special Representatives on the China-India border question. Sources said that the Indian side is working towards connecting with the Chinese side, but the border position with “eyes wide open” is still not normal. Around 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers from Indian and Chinese side are still deployed with LAC.
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