The Facts
India's defense minister Rajnath Singh accused China of eroding the basis of bilateral relations by violating existing agreements and deploying large numbers of troops along the disputed border in Ladakh.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.
The two countries have held 18 rounds of military talks to resolve the border issue, which has been ongoing since a deadly clash in 2020 that killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers.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.
The Spin
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