India and China have reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed border, New Delhi said, a step toward reducing frictions between the nuclear-armed neighbors that comes as both countries’ leaders arrive in Russia for a summit.

Four years ago, several soldiers from both sides were killed in a bloody melee. Any thaw between the countries could have global implications.

China and India reached a deal over their disputed Himalayan border to help defuse a four-year military standoff marked by violent skirmishes. The pact between the world’s two most populous countries — in which both sides agreed to alternately patrol contested areas to ensure no border violations — came just ahead of the BRICS summit in Russia.

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

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has reached a resolution with India on resolving their border conflict and will work to implement solutions, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels, spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular press briefing.

China has officially confirmed the recent border understanding reached with India. The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated, 'China and India have agreed to resolve the military standoff in eastern Ladakh.

New Delhi said on Monday that India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control.

India and China have reached an agreement on military patrols along their disputed border in the Himalayas, marking a significant development after a prolonged standoff that began in 2020. India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced that the pact aims to facilitate the "disengagement" of troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC),

India on Monday announced it has reached an agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in a major breakthrough in ending the over four-year-long milit

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday (October 21) told media in a special briefing that India and China had reached an agreement on patrolling along Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.