Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met China's top diplomat and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the countries' relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed powers.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, in New Delhi, India, on Aug. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

PM Modi noted improved India-China relations since his meeting with Xi, anticipating further progress at the SCO Summit. NSA Doval and Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed border stability and bilateral ties with Wang Yi.

Wang Yi handed over a personal message and invitation from President Xi Jinping to the PM, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit being held in Tianjin on August 31 to September 1. Modi acce

During talks in New Delhi, EAM S. Jaishankar told Chinese FM Wang Yi that India’s position on Taiwan remains unchanged, even as Beijing agreed to restore supplies of fertilizers, rare earth

A key highlight of Wang Yi’s Delhi visit will be his meeting with PM Narendra Modi, NSA Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The visit comes as India recalibrates its foreign policy in the wake of the Trump administration’s tariff blitz,