Following the high-level exchanges on counter-terrorism and other fields between the National Security Advisers of India and China, there was no official confirmation on whether the two sides discussed contentious issues such as China blocking Indian’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and stopping Indian efforts to get JeM chief and Pathankot attack mastermind Masood Azhar banned by the UN.
India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi, who are also the “Special Representatives on the Boundary Question of India and China”, agreed to hold the 20th round of special representatives talks on the boundary question in India in 2017.
Mr Doval and Mr Yang also agreed that their consultations, during which they exchanged views on various important and pressing bilateral issues, have helped to enhance mutual understanding and will contribute to greater mutual trust.
They agreed to continue such consultations in the future. The two sides also appreciated that 2016 was an important year for bilateral engagement, with Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India for the Brics Summit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China for the G20 Summit being the major highlights of high-level exchanges between the two countries.
