Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with China’s top diplomat on Tuesday in a sign of easing tensions after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India-China relations had made steady progress since his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in October, guided by respect for each other's interests and sensitivities.

The prime minister’s office said Modi stressed the importance of preserving peace along the frontier and reiterated India’s commitment to a “fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable resolution” of the