Despite New Warning, China Hints Ajit Doval To Meet Counterpart This Week
China and India have been locked in a standoff for over a month now.
NEW DELHI/BEIJING: Despite new tough talk today about the border confrontation at Sikkim, China has indicated that National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is likely to meet one-on-one with his counterpart when he travels to Beijing later this week for a session of top security officials of BRICS.
A Chinese government spokesperson said that in the past, bilateral meetings have been standard at these sessions. Indian sources last week also did not rule out a conferral between Mr Doval and counterpart Yang Jiechi.
Credit: ndtv.com