On February 10, 2026, H.E. Ma Zhaoxu, Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China held a new round of China-India Strategic Dialogue with H.E. Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary of India in New Delhi. Both sides had friendly, candid and in-depth communication on the international and regional situation,respective internal and external policies, international and regional issues of shared interest, and China-India relations.

Both sides underlined that given the complex and profound changes in the international situation,China and India should work together to earnestly implement the important common understandings reached between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, view and handle China-lndia relations from a strategic and long-term perspective,and uphold the strategic perception that China and India are cooperative partners instead of rivals, and the two countries are each other’s development opportunity instead of threat. China and India should deepen mutual trust and expand cooperation, properly manage differences, and promote the development of China-India relations along a sound and steady track.

Both sides agreed to support each other’s work as the BRICS Chair for 2026 and 2027. Both sides also agreed to support multilateralism and the central role of the United Nations, strengthen unity and cooperation among the Global South, safeguard international fairness and justice, work together for a multipolar world, and make contributions to peace and development in Asia and the world at large.