Vikram Misri meets CPC delegation, reviews steps to boost India-China ties

Misri met Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC (IDCPC), who is in India from January 12 to 14, as part of party-to-party exchanges between the two countries. The discussions covered progress made in recent months to arrest the slide in ties and explored ways to take bilateral engagement forward in the new year, officials said.

The Chinese side congratulated India on assuming the chairship of BRICS this year and conveyed strong support for the successful hosting of the BRICS Summit in India, underscoring the importance Beijing attaches to multilateral cooperation within the grouping.

During the meeting, Sun briefed the Foreign Secretary on her impressions from the visit, including her interactions with Indian media, think tanks and political parties. She also outlined China’s expectations to expand exchanges under the MEA–IDCPC programme, a key institutional mechanism for dialogue between India’s Ministry of External Affairs and the CPC’s international wing.

Misri, in turn, underlined the importance of enhancing mutual understanding between the peoples of India and China as an essential element in rebuilding trust. In this context, he stressed the need for positive and constructive steps to create a conducive environment for improved bilateral relations.

Both sides reiterated their commitment to implementing the important directions provided by their respective leaders and agreed to continue working towards advancing ties on the path of normalisation, even as longstanding issues continue to be addressed through existing diplomatic and military channels.

Sun also led a CPC delegation in meetings with leaders of Indian Left parties. According to a post by the CPI (Marxist) on X, its leader R Arun Kumar participated in the interaction, along with CPI general secretary D Raja and national secretariat member Rama Krushna Panda and All India forward bloc general secretary G Devarajan.