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'''2024 India-China Border Patrol Agreement''' was reached between [[India]] and [[China]] for easing the [[Hostility|hostilities]] resulting from skirmishes between two countries in [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes|Galwan Valley]]. Both the countries suffered casualties of defence personnel during confrontation.

== Background ==

2024 India-China Border Patrol Agreement was an understanding reached between two countries to de-escalate tensions<ref name="ic7">{{cite news |title=India and China agree to de-escalate border tensions |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg0gwy0nlyo |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=bbc.com |date=21 October 2024}}</ref> after the differences arose due to clash between two countries in Galwan Valley on 15 June 2020.<ref name="ic6">{{cite news |title=India says it has reached a deal with China to patrol disputed border |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/21/india-china-border-deal-patrol/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=washingtonpost.com |date=22 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="ic4">{{cite news |title=India says it reached deal with China on army patrols along disputed border |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/21/india-says-it-reached-deal-with-china-on-army-patrols-along-disputed-border |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=21 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ic1">{{cite news |title=India-China Border Patrol Agreement: What It Means, Why It Is Important |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/explained-india-china-border-patrol-agreement-and-why-it-is-important-6844560 |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=ndtv.com |date=22 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The agreement is believed to ease the hostilities between the two countries.<ref name="ic2">{{cite news |title=India and China Reach Border Deal That Could Ease Hostilities |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/world/asia/india-china-border.html |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=nytimes.com/ |date=22 October 2024}}</ref>

The agreement has enabled both countries to take their patrolling as it was before year 2020.<ref name="ic9">{{cite news |last1=Iyer |first1=Simone McCarthy, Aishwarya S. |title=India and China have struck a deal that could ease border tensions ahead of expected leader meeting |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/22/asia/india-china-border-agreement-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=CNN |date=22 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ic11">{{cite news |title='Back to 2020 situation': Why China border deal is huge victory for India |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-china-border-agreement-lac-diplomatic-military-victory-modi-xi-jinping-meet-2621678-2024-10-23 |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=India Today |date=23 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Buffer Zone ==

2024 India-China Border Patrol Agreement resulted in the creation of buffer zone between countries.<ref name="ic12">{{cite news |title=Video Explainer: Understanding The LAC And The Stand-Off With China |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/video-explainer-understanding-the-lac-and-the-stand-off-with-china-6858970#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll |access-date=24 October 2024 |publisher=ndtv.com |date=24 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Goals ==

The 2024 India-China Border Patrol Agreement was signed with the following objectives.<ref name="ic3">{{cite news |title=India, China reach pact to resolve border conflict, Indian foreign minister says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/india-china-have-arrived-border-patrolling-pact-indias-top-diplomat-says-2024-10-21/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=reuters.com |date=22 October 2024}}</ref>

* Defusing four year differences over the border.
* Business interaction normalisation.<ref name="ic14">{{cite news |last1=Kugelman |first1=Michael |title=India and China Reach Border Breakthrough |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/23/india-china-border-agreement-ladakh-trade/ |access-date=24 October 2024 |publisher=Foreign Policy |date=23 October 2024}}</ref>
* Reducing confrontation at critical friction points.<ref name="ic10">{{cite news |title=India-China border patrol agreement explained: Why it matters - Overview of the agreement |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-china-border-patrol-agreement-explained-why-it-matters/stabilization/slideshow/114451231.cms |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=The Economic Times |date=22 October 2024}}</ref>

== Patrolling restoration ==

2024 India-China Border Patrol Agreement restored the patrolling rights in [[Depsang Plains]] and Demchok region between mutual countries.<ref name="ic5">{{cite news |title=India China border agreement: Patrol rights in Depsang Plains, Demchok to be restored, will be closely coordinated |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-china-border-agreement-patrol-rights-in-depsang-plains-demchok-to-be-restored-will-be-closely-coordinated-9632146/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=22 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The deal ensures each side is following the agreement for resuming the patrolling operations in the [[Ladakh]] region and underscores the respective territory claims of both countries.<ref name="ic8">{{cite news |last1=Marsi |first1=Federica |title=How India and China pulled back from a border war — and why now |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/22/how-india-and-china-pulled-back-from-a-border-war-and-why |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=22 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Challenges ==

2024 India-China Border Patrol Agreement faces challenges from both countries due to infrastructure and militarisation established by both countries.<ref name="ic13">{{cite news |title=India-China LAC agreement is welcome – but is it a breakthrough? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-china-lac-agreement-9634649/ |access-date=24 October 2024 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=23 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[2017 China–India border standoff]]

== References ==

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[[Category:China–India relations]]
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