S Jaishankar To Meet Chinese Foreign Minister

In Delhi, while the Chinese Foreign Minister arrived after midnight to attend the G20 foreign ministers meeting, all hopes are now on the meeting between the two foreign ministers, given the icy ties between the two neighbours.

The meeting is particularly significant due to the ongoing friction in Eastern Ladakh, which started in May 2020 and the recent clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Tawang in the Eastern sector of the Line of Actual Control in December 2022.

The Indian External Affairs Minister had approximately 39 bilateral meetings already, which started on Wednesday, but the meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister has assumed greater significance.

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, however, emphasised that the Indian side has not made any distinctions between the meetings with various counterparts.

Speaking on the issue, he said, "He (S Jaishankar) would definitely try and meet as many counterparts of his."