Indian Foreign Minister Will Visit Beijing To Strengthen Relations With China

Indian Foreign Minister Mitri / PHOTO US Deputy Secretary of Defenseur H. Hicks via Wikimedia Commons

JAKARTA - Indian Foreign Minister totaling Misri will visit Beijing, China, on January 26-27 to discuss steps to improve relations with China.

New Delhi and Beijing reached an important agreement in October over efforts to lower military tensions on the Himalayan border and began taking small steps to restore relations after talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Russia.

India's foreign ministry said on Thursday, January 23, Mitri's visit would discuss the next steps in India-China relations, including in the political and economic fields.

Military and diplomatic tensions sparked by clashes in 2020 undermined relations in other areas as India slowed visa approval for Chinese nationals, banned popular Chinese mobile apps, and tightened oversight of investments from China.

Countries with the largest population in the world have unclear borders along the Himalayan Mountains and have been a source of tension for decades, including the brief war of 1962.

India does not want to reduce troop numbers along the northern border in winter, the country's military commander said last week while saying India would review troop deployments in the summer based on the results of negotiations.