New Delhi, July 23 -- Peace and tranquillity in the border areas are the prerequisite for normal India-China ties, external affairs minister S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Wednesday, even as he raised New Delhi's concerns about fair access to Chinese markets, balanced trade and predictability of supply chains. The two leaders met on the margins of Asean-related meetings in the Philippines capital of Manila at a time when India and China are slowly rebuilding their ties after a military stand-off on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that began in 2020 and lasted more than four years. Wang visited India in June and met National Security Adviser Ajit Doval to review progress in the efforts to normalise ties. Jaishankar said on social media he had a wide-ranging discussion with Wang, in which he emphasised the Indian position that a stable and cooperative relationship "can best be developed on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity" to contribute to a multipolar Asia and a multipolar world. "Peace and tranquillity in the border areas is obviously the prerequisite for normal ties. Since October 2024, both sides have engaged to ensure that important objective. This will continue to need our constant attention," he said, referring to the understanding reached by the two sides in 2024 to end the face-off on the LAC that took bilateral relations to a six-decade low. P4...