NSA Ajit Doval is expected to visit Beijing soon to represent India at the Special Representatives dialogue with Chinese FM Wang Yi on the India-China boundary after nearly five years
The two sides agreed to maintain peace and tranquility in border areas in line with bilateral pacts and protocols
India has denied all the allegations, calling them absurd and motivated
The United States also said that it welcomes any reduction in tension along the India-China border and noted that it has been briefed by New Delhi on this
India-US relations have evolved into a global strategic partnership, with a focus on shared democratic principles and a convergence of interests spanning various sectors
New Delhi has reportedly conveyed to Washington that CC1 is no longer a government official and that a high-level inquiry committee is continuing to investigate CC1's other connections
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Scholz is visiting India to hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the framework of India-Germany Inter Governmental Commission (IGC)
He also met the Armed Forces Minister of France and discussed enhancing bilateral defence relations and advancing space collaboration, as well as the "evolving" global situation
The deal is scheduled to be taken up for discussion during the India-France Strategic Dialogue where the Indian NSA is scheduled to meet his French counterparts from tomorrow in Paris
EAM S Jaishankar said that India does not have a peace plan for the Ukraine conflict but explained the reason behind PM Modi and NSA Ajit Doval's recent meetings with Putin and Zelensky
Both Doval and Wang are the Special Representatives for the India-China border talks mechanism
Doval's visit to Russia comes two-and-half weeks after Prime Minister Modi paid a high-profile trip to Ukrainian capital Kyiv
India is reliant on Russia for military weapons and cheap oil, and has refrained from condemning Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine two years ago
NSA Doval will visit Russia this week, sources said. He will attend the BRICS NSA meeting in Moscow
Ajit Doval arrived here on Thursday to attend the Colombo Security Conclave to be held on Friday
Doval is in Myanmarese capital Naypyidaw to attend a meeting of security chiefs of member nations of BIMSTEC grouping
A 1989-batch IFS officer, Vikram Misri served as an ambassador in Beijing during the Galwan clash and as deputy secy for Pakistan desk in MEA during the Kargil War
The phone conversation between the NSAs came a day after US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti appeared to be critical of India's ties with Russia
The commitment was made at a meeting between the national security advisers of the two countries, Ajit Doval and Jake Sullivan