Doval arrived to take part in the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) NSAs meeting in Beijing which is due to take place on 27-28 July. ALSO READ : Why India needs to be aggressive against China in Doklam standoffThe BRICS NSAs meeting is being hosted by Yang. Ahead of his meeting with Xi, Doval is expected to hold separate talks with Yang to discuss resolution of the standoff at Doklam in Sikkim sector. Chinese and Indian troops have been locked in a face-off in the tri-junction area for more than a month since Indian troops stopped the Chinese army from building a road in the area. He once again said China will not hold any meaningful dialogue without Indian troops’ withdrawal.

Source: Mint July 26, 2017 17:37 UTC