India and China finally reach key border patrol agreement

Resolution to four-year standoff paves way for bilateral talks at BRICS

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India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements along their disputed border.  © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements along their disputed Himalayan frontier in a breakthrough in talks aimed at resolving a four-year standoff.

The announcement by New Delhi on Monday comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Kazan in Russia to attend the 16th BRICS summit. Local media have speculated that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping may hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the conference.

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