Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar began talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New Delhi on Monday and stressed that there could be positive momentum in ties between the neighbours only if there was peace on their border.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also held bilateral talks with Wang on Monday evening. In his opening remarks, Jaishankar welcomed his Chinese counterpart and his delegation for the 24th round of talks between the Special Representatives of India and China.

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has arrived in New Delhi on August 18, amid India-US tariffs tensions to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.