India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday conveyed India's disappointment over several issues to her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, including China's recent snub on its attempt to blacklist Masood Azhar and Beijing's impeding New Delhi's attempt to secure Nuclear Supplier's Group (NSG) membership.

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The contentious issues were raised during a three-hour meeting between two foreign ministers in New Delhi. According to sources, China remains unmoved on both issues. Wang reportedly reiterated China's stance that India must sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to be a member of the NSG. On Masood Azhar issue, Wang reportedly requested that New Delhi sorts out the issue with Pakistan.    

Swaraj also conveyed India's concerns about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that is being constructed in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK).   

Sources claim that the Masood Azhar and NSG issues were not on Wang's agenda when he met Swaraj. He was more focused on seeking India's support for the upcoming G20 Summit and BRIC Summit.

China is requesting that India does not help the US-led bloc to raise the South China Sea issue at te upcoming G20 summit, people familiar with the matter said. China is on a back foot after an international tribunal court dismissed the country's territorial claims in the South China Sea.               

China and India to Set up New Dialogue Mechanisms  

After the meeting, both ministers agreed to set up two new dialogue mechanisms to chalk out their differences on key issues.

The first mechanism would be dialogue between India's Joint Secretary (Disarmament) Amandeep Gill and Wang Qun, China's chief nuclear negotiator on the NPT issue. The second dialogue mechanism would be between Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Yesui on bilateral relations.

Earlier in the day, China's foreign minister met India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting lasted for only 15 to 20 minutes.

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