The Centre on Sunday said that India and China , during the eighth round of Corps Commander-Level talks, had agreed to ensure that their tr...
The Centre on Sunday said that India and China, during the eighth round of Corps Commander-Level talks, had agreed to ensure that their troops exercise restraint and avoid any misunderstanding and miscalculation along the Line of Actual Control.
The high-level meeting was held on Friday in Leh district’s Chushul village, amid border tensions between the two countries.
The Ministry of Defence said in a statement that there was a “candid, in-depth and constructive exchange of views” on disengagement along the Line of Actual Control.
“Both sides agreed to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, ensure their frontline troops to exercise restraint and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation,” the ministry said.
The Centre added that India and China had also agreed to continue military and diplomatic talks to deescalate tensions.
“Both sides agreed to maintain dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels, and, taking forward the discussions at this meeting, push for the settlement of other outstanding issues, so as to jointly maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas. They also agreed to have another round of meeting soon.”
On Friday, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat had said that the situation along the border continued to remain tense. He also admitted that the possibility of...
