NSA Ajit Doval NSA Ajit DovalWITH New Delhi and Beijing sticking to their positions on the border standoff at Doklam, all attention will be on National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s meeting with Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi in Beijing. In Beijing, China reiterated that no dialogue would be possible until the withdrawal of Indian troops from Doklam. It said that Foreign Minister Wang Yi had clearly laid out Beijing’s stand on the issue. “Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s authoritative statement is clear enough and needs no further interpretation,” said the ministry spokesperson, Lu Kang. “To resolve this issue, the Indian border troops must withdraw without further ado, as Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

Source: Indian Express July 26, 2017 22:08 UTC