The foreign ministers of India and China have met in New Delhi in a renewed effort by the nuclear-armed Asian rivals to ease tensions after a five-year border standoff.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi to review bilateral ties and strengthen dialogue ahead of the SCO Summit in Tianjin. Modi said India-China relations are progressing steadily and stressed the importance of stable and constructive ties for regional and global peace.

Doval was speaking at the 24th round of special representative-level talks on the long-standing border dispute between the two countries