Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi on 19 August, the highest-level bilateral engagement since ties deteriorated over their disputed Himalayan frontier five years ago. Modi said relations have made “steady progress” since his October meeting with President Xi Jinping and added he looks forward to seeing Xi again at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin at the end of the month. Wang described the relationship as back on a “steady development track.” According to statements from both governments, the two sides agreed to revive dormant dialogue mechanisms across defence, trade and cultural affairs, resume direct flights and journalist visas, and implement measures to normalise border management and maintain tranquillity along their 3,488-kilometre Line of Actual Control. Wang also held talks with External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, focusing on de-escalation, delimitation and broader boundary issues. Modi said stable, predictable ties between the world’s two most populous nations would bolster regional and global prosperity. The outreach underscores a thaw after the June 2020 Galwan Valley clash—India’s deadliest in decades—which left 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead and froze high-level contacts. Both capitals have since withdrawn some forces and are seeking to rebuild confidence ahead of Modi’s first visit to China in seven years.