No Breakthroughs But Lots of Good Vibes After Two Days of Chinese, Indian Border Talks

Unresolved territorial claims complicating China-India border relations.

Chinese and Indian military commanders both pledged to resolve their long-running border dispute “in an expeditious manner” following two days of talks aimed at defusing tensions along their 2,100km contested boundary in the Himalayas.

Although no major breakthroughs were announced, both sides nonetheless issued much more upbeat statements on Tuesday than any of the previous 18 rounds of corps commander talks that have taken place over the past several years.

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