China retains pointman for border talks

8216;8216;The date of the third meeting between India8217;s special representative and his Chinese counterpart on the boundary issues will be discussed through diplomatic channels.8217;8217;

External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh on Tuesday had said the newly appointed National Security Advisor, J.N. Dixit, would be India8217;s new special representative in the boundary talks and would soon meet Bingguo in New Delhi.

It was during former PM A.B. Vajpayee8217;s visit to China in June last year that the two sides agreed to resolve the boundary question through special representative-level talks.

The two governments then decided to designate special representatives on the boundary question to explore a framework solution from the political perspective of the overall relationship.