'Borders have been quiet': NSA Ajit Doval says India-China ties saw ‘upward trend'
'...There has been an upward trend. Borders have been quiet. There has been peace and tranquillity. Our bilateral engagements have been more substantial. And we are most grateful to our leaders who, in Kazan last October, were able to set a new trend, and we have profited a lot since then.'
"The new environment that has been created has helped us in moving ahead in the various areas that we are working on," Ajit Doval said in his opening remarks during the meeting with the foreign minister of China.
Ajit Doval added he is hopeful that, like the last one, this 24th Special Representative Level Talks will be equally successful.
'Our Prime Minister will be visiting for the SCO Summit shortly and therefore, I think that these SR-level talks assume a very special importance,' Doval added.
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