India, Aug. 26 -- National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday opened a fresh round of high-level dialogue on the India-China boundary dispute, while also reviewing the state of bilateral relations.

The meeting comes at a politically significant moment, with Chinese President Xi Jinping expected to travel to New Delhi next month for the BRICS summit on September 12-13. Any progress in the boundary dialogue could help shape the atmosphere surrounding a possible meeting between Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The latest talks also come against the backdrop of unresolved differences over the border, including China's claims relating to Arunachal Pradesh.

Doval and Wang are the two Special Repre...