INDIA & CHINA AGREEMENT

 

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 India and China -

India has a strained relation with her neighbour, China, and henceforth maintained a neutral position in taking decisions concerning China. Moreover, the recent clashes that took place in 2020,between the two nations were due to territorial disputes. China had claimed that the de facto border, LAC, was under their governing territory and vice versa. Which then led to a face-off between the two armies of that region and caused deaths from both sides.

Looking from a vantage point, however, both of the nuclear neighbours have accused each other of trying to seize territory along their de facto border, also known as the Line of Actual Control(LAC).

 Agreement -

An agreement has taken place recently leading to a potential thaw to the hostility between both the neighbours. This agreement took place on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan at the end of October between the two heads of the state, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

In a media briefing, Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri said that this agreement will resolute the remaining friction points between the nations.

·         Aftermath -

 After four years of territorial rivalry, related to the contested high-altitude border, the two nations have come to a temporary peace signalling to the de-escalation of tensions. An immediate aftermath of the agreement was the disengagement of 80 to 90 percent of the troops of both the nations from the Depsang and Demchok in Eastern Ladakh region. Patrolling Rights: The two sides have agreed on the modalities of patrolling along the LAC, paving the way for a reduction in tensions and a decrease in the number of troops deployed in the area.

Security experts in India accepted the latest agreement to de-escalate tensions, but remarked that Deep –seated mistrust between the neighbours will continue to strain the bilateral ties. 

·         Sources -

1. Image Courtesy: https://images.indianexpress.com/2024/10/Prime-Minister-Narendra-Modi-with-Chinese-President-Xi-Jinping-on-the-sidelines-of-the-BRICS-Summit-in-Kazan.-Photo-AP1.jpg?w=640

2. Information is referenced from the following website: https://www.dw.com/en/india-china-border-dispute-can-the-peace-last/a-70712678

 

Contributed by:

Arijit Singha Roy

Arijit is a Fifth semester student studying Political Science Hons. at Maynaguri College.