Beijing/IBNS, July 14 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has strongly favoured "an open exchange of views and perspectives" between India and China in his first visit to Beijing since the 2020 Galwan clash.

The minister said the bilateral relationship, which plummeted after the deadly Galwan clash, is improving after a meeting between India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The military of the respective countries in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have already returned to the pre-Galwan position.

Jaishankar's visit is the latest in a series of high-profile trips by Indian officials to China since tensions between the two sides began to de-escalate late last year.

The visit might also lay the gro...