October 30, 2025
NEW DELHI – India and China have agreed to continue using existing mechanisms to resolve any ground issues along the border to maintain stability.
The decision was taken during the 23rd round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting, which was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on October 25.
This was the first meeting of the General Level Mechanism in the Western sector since the 24th round of Special Representatives Talks held on August 19.
“The talks were held in a friendly and cordial atmosphere,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Wednesday.
“The two sides noted the progress since the 22nd round of Corps Commander Level Meeting held in October 2024 and shared the view that peace and tranquility has been maintained in the India-China border areas,” the statement added.
The meeting marks the latest in a series of high-level military engagements between India and China aimed at de-escalating tensions that have persisted since the 2020 border standoff in eastern Ladakh.
The 2020 Galwan Valley standoff between India and China was the worst border clash in over 40 years, resulting in the death of soldiers on both sides.
The incident sharply escalated tensions and brought bilateral ties to a historic low.
However, the ties between the two nations have been improving since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in 2024.
Earlier in August, India and China held the 24th round of the Special Representatives’ dialogue on the Boundary Question and agreed on a series of measures to improve bilateral ties, including setting up a Working Group, under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), to advance effective border management to maintain peace and tranquillity along India-China border areas.