China and India Meet to Calm Tensions, but Emphasize Different Priorities

China’s Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu and Vikram Misri, India’s foreign secretary, met in New Delhi on February 10, 2026. Image via India's Ministry of External Affairs.

Senior diplomats from China and India met in New Delhi on Tuesday for talks aimed at further de-escalating tensions between the two Asian neighbors.

Chinese Executive Vice Minister Ma Zhaoxu met with India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on the sidelines of a BRICS Sherpa Meeting for what Beijing described as a “strategic dialogue.” Both sides said the discussions were productive; however, there was a slight difference in how each country characterized the nature of the discussions.

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