New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- India on Tuesday denied Beijing's claim that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had described Taiwan as "a part of China" during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, asserting that there has been "no change in India's position" on the matter.

The clarification followed the release of the Chinese foreign ministry's readout of the Jaishankar-Wang meeting on Monday evening in New Delhi.

According to the translation, Beijing attributed to Jaishankar the following remarks: "The relationship between India and China remains stable, cooperative and forward-looking, which is in line with the interests of both countries. Taiwan is a part of China."

According to New Delhi's account, the Chinese side raised ...