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  "id": 2898656,
  "title": "Ajit Doval heads to Beijing, boundary talks with Wang Yi tomorrow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ajit-doval-heads-to-beijing-boundary-talks-with-wang-yi-tomorrow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T23:50:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ajit-doval-china-wang-yi-border-talks-brics-summit-delhi-10846522/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ajit Doval, India's National Security Advisor, is set to travel to Beijing on Monday for high-level discussions on the contentious boundary issue with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. The 25th round of Special Representative-level talks is scheduled for Tuesday, continuing efforts to resolve the longstanding dispute between the two nations. The talks, which have been ongoing since 2003, aim to comprehensively address the boundary dispute.\n\nA recent visit by Wang Yi to India in late June saw the two leaders meet on the sidelines of a BRICS NSAs meeting. During this visit, Wang emphasized the importance of respecting each other's \"core interests\" and implementing the \"important consensus\" reached between the two countries. Following Wang's visit, Doval stated that the India-China border had been \"quiet\" and that there had been an \"upward trend\" in bilateral relations.\n\nIn recent months, both countries have taken steps to ease tensions following a military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in 2020. The Ministry of External Affairs has stated that the state of the border with China reflects the state of bilateral ties, highlighting the importance of maintaining peace and tranquility along the LAC.\n\nExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently acknowledged that there was a \"particularly bad patch\" between the summer of 2020 and the autumn of 2024, primarily due to the situation in border areas. He emphasized that peace and tranquility in border areas are crucial for good relations and that a stronger, more self-reliant India, with increased industrialization and manufacturing, can compete with China.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Ajit Doval to visit China for boundary talks ahead of Xi’s India trip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ajit-doval-to-visit-china-for-boundary-talks-ahead-of-xis-india-trip",
        "published": "2026-08-23T15:24:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Ajit Doval to meet China's Foreign minister Wang Yi on Tuesday after last year's SCO summit—Why is NSA visiting Beijing?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ajit-doval-to-meet-chinas-foreign-minister-wang-yi-on-tuesday-after",
        "published": "2026-08-23T15:51:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Ajit Doval heads to Beijing, boundary talks with Wang Yi tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ajit-doval-heads-to-beijing-boundary-talks-with-wang-yi-tomorrow-2900049",
        "published": "2026-08-23T23:50:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}