At Jaishankar-Wang meet, China calls for resumption of direct flights & more visas
New Delhi: Resumption of direct flights, the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra, media exchanges and data-sharing on trans-border rivers were all discussed as the next steps in India-China ties during the meeting between external affairs minister S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the margins of the G20 summit in Brazil Monday.
The meeting between the two foreign ministers is the first since the disengagement process began at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) late October. In his remarks, Jaishankar noted the “importance” of India and China’s relations and their role in international politics.
The Indian EAM, during the meeting, said, “It was also Excellency (Wang) an equally significant testimony of why our bilateral relations are so important. In Kazan, our leaders reached a conse...