Doval's Crucial Huddle With China On LAC Standoff; Indian NSA To Brief Putin Aide | BRICS Summit

NSA Ajit Doval is set to hold high-stakes discussions with China's senior diplomat Yang Jiechi during the BRICS NSA Summit in Johannesburg on Monday. The meeting also includes Russia's Nikolai Patrushev and special invitees from UAE and Saudi Arabia. The agenda covers pressing global issues like the Ukraine war, Indo-Pacific concerns, religious radicalization, and terrorism. Doval's meeting with Yang Jiechi holds significance in light of the 2020 PLA aggression in Ladakh. Chinese troops have not fully de-escalated from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.