--- description: Relations soured after a deadly skirmish along the disputed Himalayan boundary in 2020, but military and diplomatic discussions to resolve the crisis have since made incremental progress. title: China and India Agree to Maintain Peace Along Disputed Border image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35f4f8b521eaea68/698a412eb21a9c06d9507a6f/India-China-Disputed-Border.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [diplomacy](/tag/diplomacy/) ## diplomacy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # China and India Agree to Maintain Peace Along Disputed Himalayan Border by [Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 12, 2023 8:05 AM CUT  An Indian army convoy travels through a high mountain pass bordering China in Ladakh, India, on June 13, 2021. An Indian army convoy travels through a high mountain pass bordering China in Ladakh, India, on June 13, 2021.Yawar Nazir—Getty Images by [Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 12, 2023 8:05 AM CUT China and India agreed to maintain peace along their common border in the 20th round of talks between the neighbors on the worst dispute over the issue in 20 years. “The two sides exchanged views in a frank, open and constructive manner for an early and mutually acceptable resolution,” India’s Ministry of External Affairs [said](https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37185/20th%5Fround%5Fof%5FIndiaChina%5FCorps%5FCommander%5FLevel%5FMeeting "undefined") in a statement after the talks ended Wednesday. At least 20 Indian and unknown number of Chinese soldiers were killed in [a skirmish in June 2020](https://time.com/5854756/china-india-himalayas-galwan/ "undefined") along the 3,488 kilometer (2,167 miles) unmarked disputed Himalayan border. Relations between the two nuclear-armed countries have soured since, with India reducing visas for Chinese nationals and tightening qualifications for its neighbor’s companies. ### More From TIME **Read More:** [_Why China and India Just Can't Get Along_](https://time.com/3856833/china-india-relations-narendra-modi-xi-jinping/ "undefined") Military and diplomatic discussions to resolve the crisis along the boundary have made incremental progress, with both sides pulling back soldiers from a few friction points. The two countries agreed to maintain the “momentum of dialogue and negotiations through the relevant military and diplomatic mechanisms,” the Indian ministry statement said. “They also committed to maintain peace and tranquility on the ground in the border areas in the interim.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6322943/china-india-peace-disputed-himalayan-border/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6322943/china-india-peace-disputed-himalayan-border/"},"headline":"China and India Agree to Maintain Peace Along Disputed Himalayan Border","datePublished":"2023-10-12T08:05:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T16:31:40.453Z","description":"Relations soured after a deadly skirmish along the disputed Himalayan boundary in 2020, but military and diplomatic discussions to resolve the crisis have since made incremental progress.","url":"https://time.com/6322943/china-india-peace-disputed-himalayan-border/","keywords":["diplomacy","wire"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35f4f8b521eaea68/698a412eb21a9c06d9507a6f/India-China-Disputed-Border.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35f4f8b521eaea68/698a412eb21a9c06d9507a6f/India-China-Disputed-Border.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Indian Troops Move Along Strategic Highway Near Disputed Border With China","caption":"Indian Troops Move Along Strategic Highway Near Disputed Border With China","creditText":"Yawar Nazir—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/diplomacy/","name":"diplomacy"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6322943/china-india-peace-disputed-himalayan-border/","name":"China and India Agree to Maintain Peace Along Disputed Himalayan Border"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"China Is Testing How Hard It Can Push in the South China Sea Before Someone Pushes Back","description":"From shining lasers at Philippine ships in February to firing water cannons at them over the weekend, China keeps testing the limits of aggression—dialing up the notch but carefully keeping short of an outright act of war—in disputed waters like the South China Sea.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/amByMR2D/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-08-08T16:04:54.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/amByMR2D.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/6322943/china-india-peace-disputed-himalayan-border/","duration":"PT1M30S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/6322943/china-india-peace-disputed-himalayan-border/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```