NSA Shri Ajit Doval co-chaired the 25th Meeting of SRs on India-China Boundary Question with his counterpart H. E. Wang Yi, Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPC and China’s Foreign Minister on 25 August 2026 in Beijing. (Source: X)

New Delhi: India and China reached an eight-point consensus during the 25th round of special representatives (SR) talks in Beijing, including an agreement to promptly address situations arising in the border areas through existing diplomatic and military channels, New Delhi said on Wednesday.

The two sides agreed that any situation between their armies in the border areas "would be addressed promptly through existing diplomatic and military channels to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)".

Two additional meeting points were agreed upon for holding the General Level Mechanism/Senior Highest Military Commander meeting (SHMC). Similarly, "two additional channels of border military hotline in the Eastern and Middle Sectors were agreed", New Delhi said.

The Eastern sector refers to the Arunachal Pradesh border, the Middle sector to the Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand borders with Tibet and the Western sector to the Ladakh border.

The Special Representatives talks were held between national security adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, the designated SRs of the two countries.

The two sides also "agreed to hold the next meeting of the India-China Expert-Level Mechanism on Trans-border Rivers in September and maintain communication on issues including hydrological data sharing, and renewal of the relevant MoUs".

The channels for resolving any face-off involving troops include the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC), local commander-level meetings and other agreed mechanisms, New Delhi said.

Both sides also decided that "the Expert Group on Boundary Delimitation and Working Group on Border Management under the WMCC on India-China Border Affairs would respectively advance discussions on an 'Early and Substantial Harvest of boundary delimitation and Border Management'," while adding that the "first task for both these groups would be to agree on their respective Terms of Reference".

India said the two sides "discussed ways to improve understanding of LAC in appropriate areas, for better border management" and to "maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas and create an atmosphere for healthy and steady development of bilateral relations".

Reaffirming their commitment to uphold the guidance received from the leaders of the two countries, the two sides also "underlined their commitment to advancing negotiations on a framework for the settlement of the boundary question "in pursuit of a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution".

In a statement, New Delhi said, "Both sides noted the progress on trans-border cooperation. The Indian side appreciated the efforts made by the Chinese side to increase the number of batches of Indian official pilgrimage Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra (KMY) in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Both sides appreciated the reopening of the three designated border trading points."

It added, "The two sides agreed to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in border trade, pilgrimage and other areas, with the view to work together to create an atmosphere featuring dialogue, peace, consultation and cooperation in the border areas."

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