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India and China Begin Implementing Eight-Point LAC Consensus

India and China have a disagreement about where their border should be.

Their officials recently held a meeting to discuss ways to manage the disagreement peacefully.

They agreed on eight areas of cooperation, but still need to decide exactly how to carry them out.

The plans include better communication between soldiers near the border.

They also include new military meeting points and hotline channels.

The countries want to improve border trade and cooperation over pilgrimages.

China agreed to increase the number of groups allowed to join the Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra.

The two sides will continue their talks and meet again in India in 2027.

Key facts

Consensus: An eight-point agenda covering border management, military communication, trade and pilgrimages.
Latest talks: The 25th round of Special Representatives talks was held in Beijing on August 25.
Military communication: Two additional meeting points and two additional border military hotline channels were agreed.
Border management: The countries will improve understanding of the Line of Actual Control in suitable areas.
Trade and pilgrimage: Three designated border trading points will reopen, while cooperation on trade and pilgrimages will increase.
Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra: India welcomed China's decision to increase the number of pilgrimage batches.
Next talks: The 26th round of Special Representatives talks will be held in India in 2027.

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