INDIA CHINA BORDER ISSUE

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on October 31 said that relationship between India and China was under "severe stress". Saying that both the countries shared a stable relationship in the past, the minister added the two countries need to follow the agreements "scrupulously" to end current disputes including LAC-standoff. He also said, "any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo is unacceptable." He stated the COVID-19 has hampered the… read-more

China’s People’s Liberation Army asserted that its soldier, who was missing since October 18, had crossed the LAC to help local herdsmen. The PLA officials said they were in contact with India and hoped for his safe return as per the consensus derived in 7th Commander-level talk amid border standoff. The Indian Army confirmed they identified soldier as Corporal Wang Ya Long, and received a request from PLA regarding him.

The Indian Army officials informed that the seventh-round of military-level talks between India and China was "sincere and constructive". The meeting was attended by top Army commanders and foreign ministry representatives on October 12 in Chushul. Reportedly, India stood firm on its demand for complete disengagement of the Chinese troops. The Indian Army's spokesperson stated that both the countries agreed to "jointly safeguard peace and… read-more

Diplomats of India and China on September 30 held another round of talks, wherein they focused on implementing the five-point agenda reached between both the countries. During the virtual meeting, both the parties reviewed the current border situation. The Ministry of External Affairs' statement read that the two sides agreed upon holding the next meeting "at an early date" to complete the "process of disengagement" sooner. 

Senior Army leaders from India and China met for the sixth round of diplomatic talks on September 21 where the Indian side demanded the Chinese to pull back its troops first, from Pangong Tso finger areas, Hotsprings and Depsang. India claimed that it was China who first started deploying its army in the said areas. The meeting was held in Moldo where both countries discussed the execution of a five-point agreement with each other.