Chinese Ambassador in New Delhi Xu Feihong said on Tuesday that India-China ties are entering a “phase of recovery” and youth exchanges will contribute.

The ambassador was addressing at the 3rd China-India Youth Dialogue in New Delhi, organized by the Chinese embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday. Around 100 youth from both nations who had recently travelled or attended universities in each other's countries attended the event.

"The 23rd Special Representatives meeting on China-India boundary question and vice-foreign minister/foreign secretary-level dialogue were successfully held in Beijing, and reached a series of common understandings on the boundary question and practical cooperation," Xu said.

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"This creates an important opportunity for the reboot of China-India relations and provides a broader platform for exchanges and cooperation between the youth of our two countries," Xu added.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Feb 21 to strengthen bilateral ties on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri travelled to Beijing and held talks with Chinese vice-foreign minister Sun Weidong last month, under the framework of the vice-foreign minister/foreign secretary-level mechanism.

Indian analysts said recent bilateral engagements indicate that ice has been broken and it was a positive breakthrough.

“China-India relations are entering the phase of recovery. We will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year,” Xu said.

Terming China-India ties as one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world, Xu said “a sound and stable China-India relationship meets the expectations of the two peoples and the international community.”

Both sides should implement the consensus reached by the leaders of India and China, mutually respect each other’s core interests and view each other’s development as an opportunity, Xu said.

The ambassador is optimistic that youth of the two countries could actively contribute their wisdom and strength to the improvement of bilateral ties.

The third China-India Youth Dialogue marks a series of events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-India diplomatic ties. “Hopefully, it will bridge the gap, increase mutual understanding and cultivate friendships among the youth,” Xu highlighted.

The purpose of holding the Youth Dialogue was to "bring the young people of our two countries together, enhance mutual understanding, inspire new thoughts and ideas, and promote the development of China-India relations, Xu said.

“Glad to attend the third China-India Youth Dialogue, which marks a good start of a series of events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-India diplomatic ties. Deeply impressed by their youthful vigor,” Xu later posted on X.

India-China Youth Exchange program was held in 2018 for the first time. As many as 200-member Indian Youth Delegation visited China, according to official website of Indian Embassy in Beijing.

Himadrish Suwan, chairperson of the Confederation of Young Leaders of India said the 3rd China-India Youth Dialogue was one of first steps to resume and promote India-China youth exchange program, which was stalled for years due to border standoff between the two countries.

"I hope that all of you could fully and actively share your insights in the following discussions, and contribute to advancing the friendly exchanges and cooperation between China and India," Xu said.

Underscoring the presence of journalists in each other's country, Xu said “we should resume the exchanges of resident journalists, and make full use of the Internet and social media to comprehensively present the real China and India.”

Beijing will continue to provide more platforms for exchanges between the youth of our two countries, and advance cooperation in the fields such as education, science and technology, culture, media and sports, Xu said, adding “we also hope that the Indian side could further facilitate the visits of the Chinese youth to India.”

He emphasized the role of young people in strengthening ties, citing the need to foster accurate perceptions about each other’s countries and counter misinformation spread by external forces.

Xu noted that more than 20 universities in China have established the majors of Hindi, Tamil and other Indian languages, and more than 30 Indian universities offer various courses of Chinese language.

“We should further enhance cooperation in language education to cultivate more successors for the cause of China-India friendship. China welcomes more young people to visit each other’s countries, sow more seeds of China-India friendship and bring our two peoples even closer,” Xu underscored.

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According to B.R. Deepak, a professor of Chinese studies at the Centre of Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, it is important for both the country to maintain this trajectory of upward movement of the relations. Diplomatic relations were in low ebb for the last four and half years. Recent development indicates that both sides are determined to inject some positive energy into the relationship. Efforts are underway to regain trust in diplomatic relations, political relations and relations in various others spheres of relations can be normalized.

“The recent series of developments indicates that ice has been broken. Now, there is no going back. There will be only going forward,” said Sudheendra Kulkarni, a close aide to former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the founder of the Forum for a New South Asia.

In the coming months and years, India-China relations will sustain the momentum created by the positive breakthrough in the recent past, added Kulkarni.