Saturday, April 28, 2018

Agreement Reached At India - China Summit To Keep The Peace At Their Shared Border



CNBC/Reuters: China and India agree to maintain border peace as Modi wraps up visit

* India, China agree to maintain border peace, Indian foreign secretary says
* Indian prime minister in China for informal meeting with President Xi Jinping
* Chinese state media praises the tone of the get-together

India and China have agreed to improve communication between their militaries to maintain peace at the border, India's foreign secretary said on Saturday at the end of an ice-breaking trip to China by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi has spent the past 24 hours in the central Chinese city of Wuhan for informal meetings with President Xi Jinping, months after a dispute over a stretch of their high-altitude Himalayan
border rekindled fears of war between the Asian nations.

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WNU Editor: An indication on how important this summit is/was .... Chinese President Xi and Indian Prime minister Modi met 6 times during a 24 hour span to discuss criticial issues both countries. But this is not the first time that Chinese and Indian leaders have met to bring down tensions on their border .... and as long as there is no agreement on what the border should be, I expect it will not be the last.

More News On Today's India - China Summit

China, India agree to improve military communication for border peace -- SCMP
India, China agree to keep border peace at 'milestone' informal summit -- DW
China, India agree to peace along shared border -- UPI
Xi, Modi agree to reduce border tensions -- AFP
Modi, Xi focus on border peace, better communication between militaries -- Hindustan Times
India, China Agree to Improve Strategic Communication at the End of Informal Talks -- The Wire
What the Modi-Xi Meeting Tells Us About China and India -- Ian Bremmer (Time)

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