Doval holds talks with Chinese counterpart 

Doval holds talks with Chinese counterpart 

India and China talks Context :

• National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held talks with Chinese State Councillor Yang Jichei, covering bilateral issues and major problems.

The talk :

• The talk signaled out that the standoff in Doklam between Chinese and Indian troops in the Sikkim sector was likely on the agenda.
• Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar, highlighted the agreement between the countries to intensify “development partnership” and “people-to-people contact”.
• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj clears it out that India had not discriminated against Chinese companies.
• On China’s recent denial of visa to a group of journalists to Tibet, Akbar said that “the two countries had agreed to work together.”