China, India had 'active' communication over border control

India and China reaffirm peaceful border dialogue after past clashes, aiming to strengthen ties through trade and diplomacy. - REUTERS
BEIJING: The Chinese and Indian militaries have had talks on the management of the border the countries share, and both agreed to use existing mechanisms to resolve any "ground issues", the neighbours said on Wednesday.
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- India and China continue military and diplomatic talks to ease border tensions after a deadly 2020 clash.
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- Modi and Xi agreed to treat each other as development partners, not rivals, during a recent summit.
Since the pact in 2024, the two countries have taken steps to improve relations, including a resumption of direct flights and enhanced investment and trade flows.
China's defence ministry said that in the latest round of high-level military talks held on the Indian side of a meeting point on Saturday, the neighbours agreed to continue their dialogue through military and diplomatic channels.
"Both sides agreed to continue to use existing mechanisms to resolve any ground issues along the border to maintain stability," India's foreign ministry said in a statement.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China in August for the first time in seven years to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation regional security bloc.
Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that India and China were development partners, not rivals, and discussed ways to strengthen trade ties amid global tariff uncertainty.
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