India and China held the 32nd meeting of the working mechanism on border affairs on Dec. 5 in New Delhi. This is the Working Mechanism for Consultation & and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs (WMMC). It was described as very positive, and as Global Times reported, both sides agreed to maintain communication through diplomatic and military channels “and safeguard peace and stability in the border areas. There was a positive assessment of solutions reached on border issues and both agreed to “continue implementing them comprehensively and effectively while taking measures to further ease the border situation.”
India’s Ministry of External Affairs reports that the two sides “agreed on the need for effective border management and maintenance of peace & tranquillity in accordance with relevant bilateral agreements, protocols and understandings reached between the two Governments.”
