Wang Yi’s visit is the first by a Chinese minister since PM Narendra Modi met Xi Jinping in Kazan last year and set the stage for the disengagement of troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.

On Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar that Beijing will resume supplies of fertilisers, rare earth minerals, and tunnel boring machines (TBMs), a step viewed as part of the broader effort by both countries to normalise relations.

During a meeting in Delhi on Tuesday, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval noted an “upward trend” in India-China relations, emphasizing