NEW DELHI: India and China have held talks on border management, with both sides agreeing to maintain regular communication, according to China’s defence ministry, as reported by Reuters on Wednesday.
The two countries engaged in what Beijing described as “active and in-depth communication on the control of the western section of the China-India border.” The ministry added that both sides “agreed to continue communication and dialogue through military and diplomatic channels” to sustain stability along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The discussions come amid signs of gradual normalisation in bilateral ties, highlighted by the recent resumption of direct flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou — the first commercial air link between the two nations in five years. The service resumed on Sunday, signalling renewed people-to-people and business exchanges.
In August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to China for the first time in seven years to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) regional summit. During the visit, PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated that India and China are “development partners, not rivals,” and discussed boosting trade and cooperation amid global economic uncertainties.
Commenting on the resumption of flights, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We had issued a press release, and commercial activity has since resumed. This aligns with the broader trend toward normalisation in India-China relations.”
