00:00 India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi and discussed
00:09 bilateral ties between India and China.
00:13 Addressing the situation along the Line of Actual Control or LSE, NSA Doval said that
00:17 the strategic trust between the two countries has been eroded since 2020.
00:23 He said that the situation along the LSE in the western sector of the India-China boundary
00:28 since 2020 has eroded strategic trust and the public and political basis of the relationship.
00:35 India has been locked in a military standoff with China for more than three years.
00:39 The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Friends of Bricks meeting in South Africa
00:43 on Monday.
00:44 It came days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Wang Yi.
00:49 Wang Yi is the director of the office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist
00:53 Party of China Central Committee.
00:55 S Jaishankar described the ongoing military standoff with China as the most complex challenge
01:00 he has faced in his diplomatic career.
01:03 This tension has persisted for over three years and India has continually emphasised
01:08 that the bilateral relationship cannot return to normalcy until there is peace in the border
01:12 area.
01:13 However, Wang Yi expressed the importance of enhancing strategic mutual trust and focusing
01:18 on consensus and cooperation.
01:21 Reports said that the Chinese diplomat also highlighted the need to overcome obstacles
01:25 and swiftly bring bilateral relations back on track.
01:28 The two sides agreed that India-China bilateral relationship is significant not only for the
01:33 two countries but also for the world at large.
01:37 Earlier on Monday, Doval called for collective efforts to deal with challenges emanating
01:42 from cyber security at the Friends of Bricks meeting.
01:45 The National Security Advisor also held several bilateral talks with his counterparts from
01:50 the Friends of Bricks countries.
01:52 South Africa is hosting the Bricks Summit next month.
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