Tens of thousands of troops from China and India have been involved in a tense stand-off for years high in the Himalayas, but a new deal raises the prospect of a peaceful future.

India and China have reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed border, New Delhi said, a step toward reducing frictions between the nuclear-armed neighbors that comes as both countries’ leaders arrive in Russia for a summit.

India and China have agreed on patrolling arrangements to de-escalate tensions along a disputed Himalayan border which has seen deadly hand-to-hand clashes in recent years, India’s top diplomat has said. Vikram Misri said on Monday the two sides have agreed on “disengagement and resolution of issues in these [border] areas that had arisen in 2020”.

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By bno - Chennai Office India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed an agreement with China on disengagement and border patrols along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The announcement comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to attend the BRICS summit in Kazan,

Four years ago, several soldiers from both sides were killed in a bloody melee. Any thaw between the countries could have global implications.

An Indian official says India and China have agreed to a pact on military patrols along their disputed border in the Himalayas.

China has reached a resolution with India on resolving their border conflict and will work to implement solutions, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels,