Thirty four years after his grandfather, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi paid an official visit to China in December 1988. This marked a new beginning in Sino-Indian relations. Deng Xiaoping said: "Welcome, welcome my young friend, starting from your visit, we will restore our relations as friends."
Unfortunately, though it was decided to set up a Joint Working Group to sort out the border issue, no progress could be made.

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