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Almost a month after India and China agreed to disengage at two friction points on the border leading to a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Russia, foreign ministers of both countries met Tuesday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil.
After the meeting with his counterpart Wang Yi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar posted on X, “We noted the progress in the recent disengagement in the India-China border areas. And exchanged views on the next steps in our bilateral ties,” he said, adding that they “also discussed the global situation”.
Jaishankar is accompanying PM Modi for the G20 leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro.
The Chinese readout of the meeting said that the two sides are planning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India-China diplomatic ties and hold events in both countries.
The buildup of troops and the standoff along the LAC followed the detection of Chinese incursions in Eastern Ladakh in May 2020 and sent bilateral ties south.
On October 21, India and China reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements. The announcement on the agreement was made by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in New Delhi, setting the stage for a meeting between PM Modi and Chinese President Xi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan in Russia’s southwest. It was an important step in the three-step process: disengagement, de-escalation and de-induction of troops.
India and China completed the process of disengagement — which involved the removal of temporary structures — at two friction points along the Line of Actual Control, and both countries started patrolling along the LAC after the October 21 announcement of a breakthrough.
The next steps are expected to be finalised by the two governments.
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