This and more: India and China are back at the negotiating table, proving once again that international diplomacy can sometimes move slower than a Monday morning. On August 25, 2026, senior officials from both countries held the 25th round of high-level talks on their long-running Himalayan border dispute. India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing as both sides looked for ways to maintain peace and work toward a possible long-term settlement.