Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stresses the need for maintaining peace along the India-China border as a prerequisite for the continued development of bilateral ties during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This meeting takes place amid improved relations between the two nations following tensions in Ladakh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the significance of maintaining peace and tranquillity along the India-China border as a prerequisite for the continued development of bilateral ties. This assertion was made during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is currently in India to attend the BRICS summit for the first time in seven years. The improved relations between the two nations come after a thaw since 2024, following years of tensions over a military standoff in Ladakh.
After their bilateral meeting, Modi and Xi welcomed 'the steady progress in India-China bilateral relations' since their last meeting in Tiajin in August 2025, according to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs. They also agreed that both countries should adopt a strategic and long-term perspective for their ties and that 'differences should not become disputes'.
Modi expressed that the relationship should be guided by three 'mutuals': mutual respect, mutual sensitivity, and mutual interest. Additionally, the two leaders expressed commitment to a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question proceeding from the political perspective of their overall bilateral relations and the long-term interests of the two peoples.
Border tensions between India and China escalated in June 2020 when a violent face-off occurred between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control, leading to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers. Beijing confirmed four Chinese soldier fatalities.
Following the military face-off, both countries deployed thousands of soldiers along with heavy artillery in the region. China and India held several rounds of military and diplomatic talks to resolve their border standoff. In October 2024, the two countries announced that they had reached a patrolling arrangement along the Line of Actual Control, 'leading to the disengagement' of the two militaries in eastern Ladakh.
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