{
  "id": 2953397,
  "title": "Ajit Doval heads to Beijing as the Xi plot thickens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ajit-doval-heads-to-beijing-as-the-xi-plot-thickens",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-23T06:47:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/nsa-ajit-doval-to-visit-beijing-eam-in-moscow-before-brics-meet/articleshow/133435723.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "National security adviser Ajit Doval is set to travel to Beijing on Monday for talks with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi under the India-China Special Representatives mechanism. The 25th round of discussions will focus on the boundary issue and preparations for President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to New Delhi for the BRICS summit in September. Both nations have emphasized the importance of maintaining peace along the border to preserve their relationship. Recent incidents near the Arunachal Pradesh border are expected to be discussed, along with other global developments. This visit follows a 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs, which emphasized the need for peace and tranquility in the border regions for bilateral relations' overall development. Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is in Moscow for intergovernmental commission meetings, preparing for President Putin's September visit to India for the BRICS summit and India-Russia industrial show INNOPROM.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}