INDIA AND CHINA DIALOGUE ON BORDER ISSUES

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• India and China held the 17th round of Corps Commander-level talks on December 20, at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side, during which they agreed to continue dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and work out a “mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
• The talks — which were not announced ahead of time, unlike in the past — came 10 days after soldiers of the two Armies clashed at the Yangtse area in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh, resulting in injuries on both sides.
• Building on the progress made after the last meeting on July 17, 2022, the two sides exchanged views on the resolution of the relevant issues along the Line of Actual Control in the western sector in an “open and constructive manner,” the MEA said.
• “They had a frank and in-depth discussion, keeping in line with the guidance provided by the State Leaders to work for the resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest which would help in restoration of peace and tranquillity along the LAC and enable progress in bilateral relations,” it stated. 

India, China agree to continue dialogue

• “In the interim, the two sides agreed to maintain the security and stability on the ground in the Western sector,” the MEA statement said.
• Since the stand-off began in May 2020, the two sides have so far held 16 rounds of talks. Both sides disengaged from Pangong Tso in February 2021, from patrolling point 17 in the Gogra-Hot Springs area in August 2021 and from patrolling point 15 in early November.
• This is in addition to the disengagement from Galwan in 2020 after the violent clash there.
• Last month, Army Chief General Manoj Pande said the situation along the LAC is “stable but unpredictable”, adding that five out of the seven friction points have been resolved, with the focus now on the remaining two points.
• Infrastructure development is going on “unabated”, he stated, noting that there are roads, helipads and airfields being built right up to the passes.

SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB