InCh by InCh, New Delhi & Beijing unveil big steps for LAC stability
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) summit, India and China on Tuesday announced several
confidence building measures
(CBMs), including setting up expert group, working group and general level mechanisms, to stabilise the Line of Actual Control following the special representative (SR) mechanism meeting here.
Both sides agreed to reopen
border trade
through the three trading points - Lipulekh Pass, Shipki La Pass and Nathu La Pass. They also agreed to facilitate trade and investment flows through concrete measures.
NSA Ajit Doval
and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi held candid talks on India-China boundary question and agreed to seek a "fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable framework" to settle the matter in accordance with the Agreement on Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for Settlement of the India-China Boundary Question signed in 2005.
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Boundary delimitation
It was decided to set up an expert group under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) to explore early harvest in boundary delimitation, set up a working group under WMCC to advance effective border management to maintain peace and tranquillity in border areas and create general level mechanisms in eastern and middle sectors in addition to the existing general level mechanism in the western sector.
They decided to use border management mechanisms at diplomatic and military levels to carry forward the process of border management.
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Flight connectivity, yatra
Wang Yi and external affairs minister
S Jaishankar
agreed to resume
direct flight connectivity
between Chinese mainland and India at the earliest and finalise an updated Air Services Agreement. They also agreed on the facilitation of visas to tourists, businesses, media and other visitors in both directions. Both sides agreed to continue and further expand the scale of the Indian pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash.
Co-op on Trans-border rivers
The two sides exchanged views on
trans-border rivers
and agreed to give full play to the role of India-China expert level mechanism on trans-border rivers and keep communication on renewal of the relevant MoUs. The Chinese side agreed to share hydrological information during emergency situations based on humanitarian considerations, officials said.
Diplomatic summit
Both sides agreed to support each other in hosting successful diplomatic events. The Chinese side will support India in hosting the 2026 BRICS summit. The Indian side will support China in hosting the 2027 BRICS summit.
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