China and India have settled their long-standing border conflict in the Himalayas. According to a statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, both countries agreed on a new patrol mode for a particularly disputed border region. In 2020, Chinese and Indian troops clashed there, resulting in the deaths of 24 soldiers.
The fighting began in May 2020 along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the Indian regions of Sikkim and Ladakh and the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet. The LAC has marked the border in the Himalayas since the Sino-Indian War of 1962. China lays claim to around 90,000 square kilometers of the area, which is currently under Indian control. https://militaeraktuell.at/wehrpolitischer-dachverband-bundesheer/ The conflict began four years ago with the planned construction of a road in a valley in the region, which led to fighting and clashes. Both sides then deployed patrols along the border and moved tens of thousands of soldiers into the region. India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar declared on Monday that both countries had agreed on a new approach for patrols. In order to prevent clashes, Chinese and Indian troops will patrol disputed sections of the border according to a coordinated schedule, a senior Indian military officer said. Monthly meetings and regular monitoring of the affected areas should ensure that no violations occur.
