India, Aug. 18 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit to India, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. Coming ahead of PM Modi visit scheduled visit to China for the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the meeting is significant keeping in mind the pending issue of de-escalation of troops since October last year when the two sides agreed on disengagement from two friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Talks between Wang and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval on the pending boundary issue during the 24th round of the Special Representatives (SRs) dialogue will lay the groundwork for a "way forward" for the meeting betwee...