China says India border is stable, contrasting with Indian view

Guardian

Indian anger and Chinese indifference quash hopes of border resolution

India and China have agreed to de-escalate border tensions that had arisen since the deadly clashes between their troops in 2020. This comes ahead of a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pres. Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Russia on Oct. 22-24.

BBC News

Reuters

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Monday said the two nuclear powers had agreed to a patrolling arrangement along their Himalayan border. Their troops had reportedly stopped patrolling in many places in the Ladakh region and stacked up reinforcements amid hostilities.

Dw.Com

The areas that the two sides have agreed to resume patrolling in — reportedly the first step towards full-scale disengagement — include the Depsang and Demchok regions of Ladakh. Earlier, the Chinese Foreign Ministry had reported disengagement of troops in four areas of Ladakh.

The Indian Express

ThePrint

Despite some troop withdrawals in certain areas, both sides continue to maintain extra troops as part of a multi-tier deployment along the Line of Actual Control, which separates Chinese and Indian-held territories.

China claims approximately 90,000 square kilometers of territory in India's northeast, including Arunachal Pradesh, while India asserts that China occupies 38,000 square kilometers of its territory in the Aksai Chin Plateau.

The border tensions have led to a frenzied infrastructure race, with China building new highways, railways, and military bases, while India has increased its focus on developing border areas to prevent further incursions.

The border situation is stable, and China and India have more common interests than differences. The border issue should be put in its proper place within bilateral relations, and both sides should work towards normalizing the situation as soon as possible.

China's aggressive behavior and attempts to unilaterally alter the border status quo have severely damaged bilateral relations. The deployment of large numbers of Chinese troops and the violation of existing agreements have eroded the entire basis of the relationship between the two countries.

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