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India, China agree eight-point plan after Beijing border talks
China and India announced an eight-point consensus on the boundary question after the 25th round of Special Representatives talks in Beijing on Tuesday. Chinese Special Representative Wang Yi and Indian National Security…
China and India announced an eight-point consensus on the boundary question after the 25th round of Special Representatives talks in Beijing on Tuesday. Chinese Special Representative Wang Yi and Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a candid exchange, reaffirming commitments to maintain peace along the border and advance a framework for a fair settlement based on the 2005 Agreement.
The two sides agreed to open two new meeting points for senior military commanders and two additional border military hotlines in the Eastern and Middle sectors to improve management along the LAC. India appreciated China's efforts to increase official pilgrimages to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. Both sides welcomed the reopening of three designated border trading points.
The next Expert-Level Mechanism meeting on trans-border rivers is scheduled for September 2026, with discussions on hydrological data sharing and renewal of MoUs. The 26th round of Special Representatives talks will be held in India in 2027.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Special Representatives mechanism was set up in 2003 and has met roughly once a year since, making this round the first since the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes prompted a period of military standoffs. The framework agreement of 2005 that the two sides cite provides political parameters but has not yielded a boundary settlement in two decades. The LAC itself remains a line of actual control, not a legally demarcated border, and both sides patrol disputed stretches. The new meeting points for brigade-level commanders and the two extra hotline channels are practical steps to prevent the kind of tactical miscalculation that led to the 2020 fatalities. The next concrete test is the trans-border rivers meeting in September, where data sharing affects flood management in both countries. A renewed MoU on hydrological data would signal sustained trust-building beyond the meeting room.
Source: chinadailyasia.com
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