Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting, in Tianjin, China. (File photo)
NEW DELHI: India and China held discussions on border-related issues, news agency Reuters reported on Wednesday, quoting China’s defence ministry. Both sides had “active and in-depth communication on the control of the western section of the China-India border.”The statement added that the two countries agreed to continue maintaining contact. “Agreed to continue to maintain communication and dialogue through military and diplomatic channels,” the ministry said, as quoted by Reuters.The development comes days after the resumption of direct flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou. The flight service between the two cities restarted on Sunday, marking the first direct commercial connection after a five-year gap.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China in August, his first trip in seven years, to attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation regional security meeting. During the visit, PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that India and China are development partners, not rivals, and discussed strengthening trade amid global tariff uncertainties. Addressing a media briefing earlier, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We had issued a press release and thereafter I understand that commercial activity in this regard has started. This is, of course, in line with the growing trend towards normalisation in the relationship between India and China.”