RT
The development comes ahead of the BRICS summit in Russia, where Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping could have a bilateral meeting
India announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), marking a key breakthrough in the four-year military standoff between the two nuclear-powered neighbors.
The development was confirmed by the Indian Foreign Ministry on the eve of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia for the BRICS summit, where he could hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines.
According to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, both sides agreed to monitor the area in Ladakh to ensure that there are no violations. The agreement was the outcome of several rounds of discussions through diplomatic and military channels over the past few weeks. The two sides will now take the “next steps on this,” he said.
Subsequently, Indian Foreign Minister S….
