The ongoing standoff between India and China since 2020 over the Line of Actual Control has ended. China formally confirmed on Tuesday that it had reached a consensus to end the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control.
As confirmed by China, the two armies will now return to their old places in eastern Ladakh. Earlier on Monday, India’s foreign secretary also announced the news.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that the two countries have been discussing the India-China border issue at the diplomatic and military levels for some time.
Will this agreement become a new starting point for India-China relations?
Long-simmering relations between the two countries eased on Monday as they reached an agreement on disputed patrol points. Under this agreement, the Indian Army will be able to start patrolling here again.
Xi Jinping will participate in many meetings of BRICS countries from small to large. This also includes the BRICS+ dialogue. Experts believe that the heads of the two Asian superpowers are expected to hold bilateral talks at BRICS. The border dispute between India and China is the biggest issue, but with Monday’s decision, that too appears to be over. This meeting was like melting the ice on the relationship.
Experts believe that relations between India and China have improved after the Galwan conflict in 2020. Therefore, it will take time to improve these relations, but this agreement will be a new beginning for both countries.
The last phone call between Prime Minister Modi and Xi Jinping was during the 2023 BRICS meeting in South Africa. At the beginning of 2020, Prime Minister Modi and Xi Jinping also attended the G20 Summit. However, the two did not engage in any bilateral dialogue during this period. We tell you that there have been important changes in geopolitics for some time, and China’s relations with Western countries are no longer so smooth. For this reason, China is seen as being at a disadvantage.
What happened in Galwan?
In 2020, on the night of June 15th to 16th, Indian and Chinese troops had violent clashes along the line of actual control in the Galwan Valley. On the Indian side, 20 soldiers, including a commander, died in this conflict. However, China did not give specific information on how many Chinese soldiers were killed. The Indian side said that Chinese soldiers also suffered casualties in the conflict. China later said four Chinese soldiers were killed in Galwan. This is the first time in forty years that the two countries have come face to face in this way.
