India and China took a step towards normalising relations as visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi assured External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar that Beijing will resume critical supplies of fertilizers, rare earth minerals, and tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to India.
The assurance comes after nearly a year-long halt that had strained India’s agriculture and infrastructure sectors.
During talks in New Delhi on Monday, Jaishankar raised the issue of resuming supplies of urea, NPK, DAP, rare earths, and TBMs. While boundary discussions were avoided in this round, they are expected to be taken up separately by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval during the Special Representative-level dialogue today, with focus on de-escalating troops along the 3,488 km Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Hospitality during the meeting remained cordial, but both sides acknowledged growing concerns over U.S. policies under President Donald Trump, agreeing on the need for closer engagement to manage regional uncertainties.
Jaishankar also reiterated India’s consistent position on Taiwan, affirming that while New Delhi maintains diplomatic and economic-cultural ties, there has been no shift in its stance.
Wang Yi is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in the evening.
China accounts for nearly 30% of India’s fertilizer imports, in addition to supplying key rare earths for the auto sector and TBMs for road and urban infrastructure projects. Resumption of these supplies is being seen as a significant breakthrough in bilateral ties.
