Ahead of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s visit to Beijing for the BRICS security meeting, China on Wednesday reiterated that no dialogue with India would be possible until the withdrawal of Indian troops in Doklam. The Chinese ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) said foreign minister Wang Yi had clearly laid out Beijing’s stand on the issue. “Foreign minister Wang Yi’s authoritative statement is clear enough and needs no further interpretation,” said MFA spokesperson Lu Kang. Wang had said Indian officials had ‘admitted’ to entering Chinese territory and the simple solution was for Indian troops to ‘back out honestly’.
Doval, with representatives from Brazil, Russia and South Africa, will attend the two-day BRICS security summit starting Thursday, hosted by China’s State Councillor Yang Jiechi. Doval and Yang are…