Speaking about India-China pact on patrolling along LAC, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that broad consensus has been achieved to restore ground situation based on principle of mutual security.

Speaking at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue here, the Defence Minister said both countries have been involved in talks both at diplomatic and military levels in order to resolve their differences in certain areas along the LAC.

India and China have arrived on a patrolling arrangement along their disputed frontier in the Himalayas and it can lead to disengagement and resolution of a conflict that began in 2020, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced the agreement today before PM Modi’s scheduled visit to Russia for the BRICS Summit. He said the agreement resulted from discussions with Chinese interlocutors and focused on patrolling arrangements in the India-China border areas.

After over four years of a frozen, war-like standoff between India and China, significant progress has finally been made. Following 17 diplomatic-level meetings and 21 military border meetings, both nations have surprised the world with a joint declaration to resume Army patrolling on the tense frontier.

The agreement had come four years after Chinese incursions in eastern Ladakh triggered a military standoff along the Line of Actual Control and resulted in frosty ties.

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),