Face of Nation : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on a three-day visit to China, on Monday said that India-China relations should be a factor of stability at a time when the world is facing an uncertain situation. Jaishankar, whose visit comes in the aftermath of India’s decision to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir – to which China has raised objections – met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing today.
In his opening remarks during the meeting with Wang, considered a confidant of President Xi Jinping, Jaishankar said, “We reached a consensus in Astana two years ago that at a time when the world is more uncertain, our relationship should be a factor of stability”.
Jaishankar, who is the first Indian minister to tour China in the second term of the Narendra Modi government will also co-chair the second meeting of the High-Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges.During his three-day visit, Jaishankar will hold talks with the Chinese leadership on a host of issues including finalisation of arrangements for President Xi’s visit to India later this year for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Modi.
