Beijing: Ahead of Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India, China’s state-run media yesterday said the door for India’s admission into the NSG is “not tightly” closed and that New Delhi should “fully comprehend” Beijing’s concerns over the disputed South China Sea. Terming that India and China are partners not rivals, a commentary by state-run Xinhua said “as Beijing and New Delhi head into a season of intensive diplomatic encounters that could define the future of their partnership, the two need to work together to keep their disagreements in check.”

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar before a meeting in Panaji in Goa. Pic/AFP