From Standoff to Stand Together: China and India Hit ‘Refresh’ on Border Relations

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In a major diplomatic success, China and India reaffirmed their commitment to resolve contentious border differences in a fitting manner and maintain peace and stability in their shared border regions. The two countries' senior officials sat down in an effort to enhance communication and trust, a new effort to return to normalcy and cooperation following decades of hostility.

Key Highlights

Both parties made a pledge that the border question should not impede the general development of China-India relations and emphasized that peaceful negotiation, rather than force, is still the key to resolving disputes.
The conference restated the imperative of creating more sophisticated rules of border management, strengthening the enforcement of confidence-building measures, and upgrading cross-border flows, including the repatriation of Indian pilgrims to China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
The special representatives' meeting, held soon after the high-level talk between leaders Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi, is increasingly being seen as a strategic dialogue on all the matters of bilateral concern except the border issue.
The two nations will continue to honor the Line of Actual Control until a final settlement is reached, and in the process, see to it that peace and tranquility prevail along the border areas.
Both the militaries have already agreed to de-engage at major flashpoints, which has helped to de-escalate at the border.
There will be a new round of special representatives' negotiations in India later this year, with both sides expressing a willingness to keep channels of communication open and to seize on recent momentum.
Experts observe that the resumption of negotiations is a positive indication that the two countries are committed to establishing mutual trust and putting relations back on the cooperative track.

"The border conflict must no longer affect the normal growth of China-India relations in any sector… It is in the two countries' interest to return to cooperation and mutual trust," Tsinghua University's National Strategy Institute Director Qian Feng said.

This fresh diplomatic drive is generally regarded as a significant step towards regional long-term prosperity and stability.

Source: Beijing Review

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