RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1199
ANSWERED ON- 05/12/2024
RECENTLY SIGNED BORDER AGREEMENTS WITH CHINA
1199. SHRI. A. D. SINGH
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-
a) whether India has recently signed border agreements with China, if so, the details thereof;
b) whether, the Border Agreements cover all the borders between India and China in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
c) whether the agreements restore pre 2020 patrolling protocols at all places; and
d) whether the agreements address the border disputes also, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
(a to d) India and China reached agreement on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control in India-China border areas in Depsang and Demchok on 21 October 2024, leading to disengagement. It has been agreed therein that patrolling activities and, wherever applicable, grazing will resume as per longstanding practice before friction started in these areas. The agreement has since been effected and implemented as per modalities and timelines agreed.
The terms of the disengagement agreements reached prior to 21 October 2024 continue to hold in relevant areas in Eastern Ladakh.
India and China continues to address issues related to the boundary through the established bilateral mechanisms.
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