From January 12th to 14th, Sun Haiyan, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), led an IDCPC delegation to visit India. The delegation met respectively with Vikram Misri, Indian Foreign Secretary, Arun Singh, National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Salman Khurshid, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Indian National Congress (INC) and former Minister of External Affairs of India, and held collective exchanges with Indian left-wing leaders including D Raja, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), G. Devarajan, General Secretary of All India Forward Bloc, and Arun Kumar, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). The delegation also held discussions and exchanges with representatives from Indian think tanks, media, social organizations, and youth on "establishing correct understanding to promote China-India friendship." Xu Feihong, Chinese Ambassador to India, participated in the relevant activities. 

Sun said, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China-India relations have moved from the phase of "restart" to renewed advancement,” with positive progress made in exchanges and interactions across various fields. Inter-party exchanges are an important component of bilateral relations. The CPC is willing to strengthen exchanges and interactions with Indian political parties and all sectors of society, jointly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, and contribute to the sustained and healthy development of China-India relations. The fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee outlined China's development blueprint for the 2026-2030 period and will also provide important opportunities for strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between China and India. 

Speaking positively of the improvement of bilateral relations, the Indian side said, India and China, the two ancient civilizations of the East and the world's most populous countries, are both currently at the crucial stage of development and revitalization, and therefore strengthening friendly cooperation is the right choice for both sides. Vikram Misri said, under the joint guidance of the leaders of both countries, India-China relations have developed steadily, and exchanges and cooperation have made positive progress. India hopes to work with China to take positive measures to promote closer exchanges and cooperation in various fields and jointly create a favorable atmosphere. Arun Singh said, the BJP hopes to strengthen dialogue with the CPC to enhance understanding and mutual trust and contribute to the development of relations between the two countries. Salman Khurshid said,  the INC had made important contributions to promoting India-China friendship in history and believes that under the new circumstances, both sides should strengthen exchanges to jointly improve the well-being of the people of both countries. Indian left-wing leaders expressed their firm support for India-China friendship and their hope of further strengthening inter-party relations and deepening exchanges and mutual learning with the CPC. Representatives from Indian think tanks, media, youth, and other sectors expressed their willingness to actively participate in and promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries, as well as play a part in forming an objective and positive mutual understanding between the people of both countries.