bet88 NSA Ajit Doval Likely To Visit China For SR Dialogue
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval Photo: PTI National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval Photo: PTI
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is likely to travel to Beijing within the next few weeks to lead the Indian delegation at a new edition of the Special Representatives dialogue on the larger boundary question that will be held after a gap of nearly five years, authoritative sources said.
The last round of Special Representatives (SR) dialogue took place in New Delhi in December 2019.
The decision to revive the dialogue mechanism was taken at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan on October 23.
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However, not everyone from the team flew back home as PR Sreejesh stayed back in the French capital for the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Much like the men, the women did so surrounded by a sea of orange, with Dutch fans filling Yves-du-Manoir Stadium and making for a festive atmosphere. Also like the men, it did not happen easily.
NSA Doval is travelling to China soon to attend the 23 round of SR talks, the sources said.
The SR dialogue may take place later this month or early January, said one of the sources.
There was no official word yet on the venue for the SR dialogue.
In their diplomatic talks on December 5, India and China prepared for the upcoming SR dialogue.
While India's Special Representative for the dialogue is NSA Doval, the Chinese side is headed at the talks by Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
house of fun free spins 2022There was no SR dialogue in the last five years in view of the eastern Ladakh border row.
The military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh began in May 2020 and a deadly clash at the Galwan Valley in June that year resulted in a severe strain in ties between the two neighbours.
The face-off effectively ended following completion of the disengagement process from the last two friction points of Demchok and Depsang under an agreement finalised on October 21.
Two days after the pact was firmed up, Modi and Xi held talks on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan.
In the meetingbet88, the two sides agreed to revive several dialogue mechanisms, including the Special Representatives dialogue on boundary question.