China and India agreed to allow each others’ troops to patrol the disputed border between the two countries, a significant step toward ending a four-year stalemate as leaders from both nuclear-armed nations possibly meet at a BRICS summit this week.

This comes just a day before the BRICS Summit, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling their disputed Himalayan border, a significant step towards conflict resolution. Historically, tensions peaked in 2020 with casualties on both sides.

Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's Russia trip for BRICS, India and China reach an LAC patrolling pact. Key focus on Depsang & Demchok regions.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced the agreement today before PM Modi’s scheduled visit to Russia for the BRICS Summit. He said the agreement resulted from discussions with Chinese interlocutors and focused on patrolling arrangements in the India-China border areas.

An Indian official says India and China have agreed to a pact on military patrols along their disputed border in the Himalayas.

In a significant development, India and China have reached an agreement on the patrolling arrangements along Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The agreement was reached ahead of the BRICS Summit which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

India and China have agreed on patrolling arrangements to de-escalate tensions along their disputed Himalayan border, India’s top diplomat has said. Vikram Misri said on Monday that the two sides have agreed on “disengagement and resolution of issues in these [border] areas that had arisen in 2020”.

India and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed Himalayan frontier to resolve a four-year military stand-off, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday, paving the way to normalise political and business ties.

In a significant development, India and China have reached an agreement on the patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The agreement was reached ahead of the BRICS Summit which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.