<p>During Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Delhi, Beijing had called for a meeting between him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but that was 'politely' rejected.</p>.<p>On a surprise visit after two years, Wang Yi's request to meet PM Modi was politely but firmly turned down by New Delhi.</p>.<p>Wang, who met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval amid a lack of progress in talks on the border standoff in Ladakh, was not able to meet PM Modi as the latter had gone to Uttar Pradesh for Yogi Adityanath's swearing-in as CM of the state.</p>.<p>During Wang's short stay in Delhi, he and Jaishankar <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/border-situation-not-normal-jaishankar-after-talks-with-chinas-wang-yi-1094540.html" target="_blank">discussed the LAC issue</a>, in which Jaishankar said that the relations between the two nations cannot be 'normal' unless China withdraws unusually large number of soldiers it deployed along the border since April-May 2020.</p>.<p>Wang argued for both sides taking a long-term view of the relations beyond the boundary dispute and conveyed to Jaishankar China's "desire" to return to normalcy in its ties with India.</p>.<p>Delhi, however, insisted on resolving the stand-off along the LAC first. “I was equally forthcoming that India wants a stable and predictable relationship (with China). But restoration of normalcy will obviously require a restoration of peace and tranquillity (along the LAC),” Jaishankar said after his meeting with Wang.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>During Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Delhi, Beijing had called for a meeting between him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but that was 'politely' rejected.</p>.<p>On a surprise visit after two years, Wang Yi's request to meet PM Modi was politely but firmly turned down by New Delhi.</p>.<p>Wang, who met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval amid a lack of progress in talks on the border standoff in Ladakh, was not able to meet PM Modi as the latter had gone to Uttar Pradesh for Yogi Adityanath's swearing-in as CM of the state.</p>.<p>During Wang's short stay in Delhi, he and Jaishankar <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/border-situation-not-normal-jaishankar-after-talks-with-chinas-wang-yi-1094540.html" target="_blank">discussed the LAC issue</a>, in which Jaishankar said that the relations between the two nations cannot be 'normal' unless China withdraws unusually large number of soldiers it deployed along the border since April-May 2020.</p>.<p>Wang argued for both sides taking a long-term view of the relations beyond the boundary dispute and conveyed to Jaishankar China's "desire" to return to normalcy in its ties with India.</p>.<p>Delhi, however, insisted on resolving the stand-off along the LAC first. “I was equally forthcoming that India wants a stable and predictable relationship (with China). But restoration of normalcy will obviously require a restoration of peace and tranquillity (along the LAC),” Jaishankar said after his meeting with Wang.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>