The two leaders held their first formal meeting in five years in Kazan, Russia, on the sidelines of the Brics summit after their nations reached an understanding over how to manage patrols along parts of their de facto border.

India announced on Monday that it reached agreement with China on the resumption of military patrols along their disputed border in the Himalayas.

Tensions between the Asian powers had flared in recent years following a border clash that left at least two dozen soldiers dead.