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A six-member delegation from the International Liaison Department (ILD) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Vice Minister Sun Haiyan, is currently visiting New Delhi for high-level party-to-party engagements. In the past as well, such conversations have happened, but this is the first such party-to-party conversation since what is seen as a “thaw” in India, China ties.
Historical records show intermittent party-level contacts between the CPC and the BJP dating back to the late 2000s, including visits by BJP delegations to China and reciprocal meetings in India.
The delegation held meetings with officials from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Today, it complements China’s state-to-state diplomacy conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as part of advancing Beijing’s foreign policy goals. This visit comes amid a noticeable thaw in India-China relations, which had been strained for years by border tensions, including the deadly 2020 Galwan Valley clash. A turning point arrived in October 2024, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping held their first formal bilateral meeting in five years on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. That meeting paved the way for disengagement agreements along parts of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and a series of follow-up dialogues.
Since then, both sides have taken concrete steps to rebuild trust. In 2025, the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage , a spiritually significant journey for many Hindus that had been suspended since 2020, resumed, with expanded batches under discussion for 2026. Direct flight connectivity between mainland China and India has been revived, alongside easier visa issuance for tourists, business travellers, and others.
2025 was full of high-level engagements between the 2 countries. EAM Dr S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Defence minister Rajnath Singh & PM Modi has visited China for SCO meets & Summit. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has visited India for key talks.