New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval along with other top security officials of the BRICS nations on Friday called on Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The meeting comes amid a standoff between China and India in Doklam area in the Sikkim sector.

China had acknowledged that Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi met on the sidelines of the BRICS. The NSAs met and discussed major problems in bilateral ties. However, Beijing made no mention of the Doklam standoff. There are media reports that Doval so far in Beijing has failed to find desire on the part of China to resolve the matter amicably.

Since the standoff began on June 16, China has been maintaining that there will not be a meaningful dialogue without the unconditional withdrawal of Indian troops.