Rare earth, LAC, Dalai, Pakistan could figure in India-China talks
India-Pakistan conflict
and the resumption of direct flights between the two countries when external affairs minister S Jaishankar meets his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing this week.
On his maiden visit to China since the Galwan clash in June 2020, Jaishankar will also engage with Wang Yi to prepare for the PM's possible visit to China for the SCO summit and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in early September, it is learnt.
At the SCO foreign ministers' meet, focus will be on India's SCO formulation on terror and the Pahalgam attack, sources indicated. On the sidelines, Jaishankar could meet his counterparts from Iran and Russia, among others.
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