Vikram Misri reviews India-China ties, stresses border peace in Beijing

Beijing,UPDATED: Jul 27, 2026 22:24 IST

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met senior Chinese officials in Beijing on Monday and discussed the full range of India-China ties during his official visit. The talks covered trade and economic relations, cultural links and people-to-people exchanges, while both sides also underlined the importance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas.

Misri held separate meetings with China’s Vice Foreign Minister Hua Chunying, Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Hong Liang, Deputy Secretary General of the 14th Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Officials said he is scheduled to hold a few more meetings on Tuesday.

According to the Indian Embassy in Beijing, Misri and Hua “reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations and discussed means of advancing the vision of the two leaders that India and China are partners and development opportunities for each other, including through mutually beneficial outcomes across trade and economic ties, culture, and people-to-people exchanges”. The embassy added, “Both sides acknowledged the importance of maintaining peace and tranquillity in the India-China border areas.”

Earlier, Misri met Sun and “discussed ways to deepen implementation of the guidance of the leaders for bilateral relations, including addressing issues of priority to both sides and by promoting political, people-to-people, academic and think-tank exchanges”, the embassy said.

Misri also met Hong Liang, who was previously Director General of the boundary department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. “They discussed ways to enhance bilateral exchanges at the political and people-to-people levels,” the embassy said.

Misri, who was previously India’s Ambassador to China, is visiting Beijing days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila on July 21. The visit has focused on reviewing bilateral ties and exploring ways to take forward exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.

With PTI Inputs

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