EAM S Jaishankar holds talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi

In the first major diplomatic engagement between India and China in nearly two years, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his visiting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held extensive talks covering the eastern Ladakh row and the geopolitical turmoil triggered by the crisis in Ukraine.

Wang, who holds the rank of state councillor, arrived in Delhi on Thursday evening from Kabul. There had been no official announcement or word on the visit. "Greeted Chinese FM Wang Yi at Hyderabad House. Our discussions commence shortly," Jaishankar tweeted in the first official comment by India on the Chinese foreign minister's trip.

Ahead of talks with Jaishankar, Wang met National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. There was no official comment on the meeting. The border issue is understood to have figured prominently in the meeting as both Wang and Doval have been serving as Special Representatives (SR) for boundary talks between the two countries.