China-India Rapprochement: A Reality Check

 

AUTHOR : ANTARA GHOSAL SINGH

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Published on: Aug 07, 2025

 

India-China relations have been showing signs of improvement since 2024 as both sides occasionally send out positive signals. These include Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for an "urgent" solution to the border stalemate in a magazine interview in April 2024; and China deputing a new ambassador to India after an 18-month gap. On 21 October, India and China reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the areas of Depsang and Demchok, which led to the final disengagement of troops from all the hotspots of 2020.

 

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