S Jaishankar said matters affecting India-China ties were discussed during China foreign minister's visit
India said relations with China, which deteriorated with Beijing blocking New Delhi's membership for the Nuclear Suppliers Group pf NSG at United Nations, was a "mixed picture".
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said bilateral ties faced "some challenges" in the recent past, including the China blocking NSG membership bid and UN sanctions against Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar.
A well-known terrorist, who has admitted to having committed crimes against India, and his being sanctioned by the UN is "not a small issue", Mr Jaishankar said in a reference to China blocking sanctions against Masood Azhar, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and alleged 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind.
Mr Jaishankar also maintained that India has been largely able to address two big "constraints" - opportunities for China to invest in India and easier travel regime for Chinese nationals.
"We have faced some challenges in the relationship recently. During the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, we revisited some of these issues," he said.
He said New Delhi needed to get greater access to nuclear energy, especially given its commitment at the IDC climate forum.