- First strategic dialogue between two countries was held in Beijing
- Both countries discussed all issues of mutual interest in bilateral, regional and international domain.
- They also discussed issues of mutual concern and interest including friction points.
- The dialogue strived to take a holistic view of the relations between the two countries.
- It also tried to an extent to accommodate each other’s concerns and interests.
- Two important issues which were discussed:
- Sanctions on Masood Azhar: India once again explained the rationale for its application to committee and pointed out that the issue was also pursued by other countries too
- NSG issue: China underlined that they were open to India’s application for membership. But it has own view of the procedures and processes which are different from most of the group’s members.