Last Updated:December 01, 2025, 22:56 IST The parliamentary standing committee on external affairs, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, extensively reviewed India-China relations since the 2020 border crisis Throughout 2025, senior Indian ministers travelled to China for SCO-related engagements, leading up to PM Narendra Modi’s bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on August 31, 2025. (Image: PMO/PTI/File) The ministry of external affairs on Monday told a parliamentary panel that India-China relations have entered a phase of “cautious normalisation” after years of strain, facilitated by a series of high-level engagements over the past year. The parliamentary standing committee on external affairs, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, extensively reviewed India-China relations with foreign secretary Vikram Misri briefing the members on the evolution of ties since the 2020 border crisis. According to sources, ministry officials stressed the significance of the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Kazan on October 23, 2024 – the first full delegation-level talks in nearly five years. During this meeting, Modi and Xi laid …