The Chinese Foreign Minister co-chaired 24th round of the Special Representatives' (SRs) Dialogue with the National Security Advisor.
Key Outcomes
- Consensus on Border Management:
- Seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable framework for settlement in line with the 2005 Agreement on Political Parameters and Guiding Principles.
- Setting up an Expert Group and working group, under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination.
- Use existing diplomatic and military-level mechanisms to manage tensions and initiate discussions on de-escalation.
- Dialogue mechanisms: Both sides pledged to restart suspended bilateral dialogues, including the High-level Mechanism on People-to-People Exchanges in 2026.
- 75 years of ties: India and China will hold commemorative events throughout 2025 to mark 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
- Air connectivity: Agreement on resuming direct flights at the earliest.
- Pilgrimage access: India’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will be expanded in scale from 2026.
- Trans-border rivers: Both sides agreed to continue cooperation under the Expert-Level Mechanism and to share hydrological data during emergencies.
- Border trade: Trade through Lipulekh Pass(Uttarakhand), Shipki La Pass(Himachal Pradesh) and Nathu La Pass(Sikkim) will be reopened.
