India and China agree to “maintain peace and tranquility” on their disputed border

India and China have agreed to “maintain peace and tranquility” on their disputed border in the Himalayan region during a meeting held between August 13 and 14 in the Indian town of Chushul, according to a statement published this Tuesday by the Chinese Ministry of National Defense.

The text indicates that during the 19th round of the China-India Corps Commanders Level Meeting, the two sides had a “positive, constructive and in-depth discussion on resolving outstanding issues” along the Line of Real Control (LCR)—effective border between both countries—in the western sector.

Likewise, it points out that points of view were exchanged in an open and forward-looking manner, highlighting that they agreed to resolve pending issues expeditiously and maintain the momentum of dialogue and negotiations through military and diplomatic channels.

What is the LCR like?

The LCR, which is divided into three sectors, separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. New Delhi considers it to be 3,488 kilometers long, while for Beijing it is 2,000 kilometers.

In total, China claims about 90,000 square kilometers of territory in northeast India, including the state of Arunachal Pradesh, home to about 1.3 million people, about 12 percent of whom practice Buddhism.

The two nuclear powers maintain open disputes over several territories in the Himalayan area and clashed in 1962 in a month-long border war, which left more than 10,000 dead and culminated in Beijing’s victory.

Since then, the last incident recorded on the Sino-Indian border was in June 2020, when a series of skirmishes between soldiers from both countries in the Galwan Valley, in the Indian region of Ladakh, left 24 dead, 20 Indians and 4 Chinese. With RT

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