Ahead of Modi-Xi meet at BRICS summit; India, China hold Major General-level talks on LAC issues

Ahead of Modi-Xi meet at BRICS summit; India, China hold Major General-level talks on LAC issues
A view of a reflection on a window of a man staring at the sea in front of the national flags of the on the the BRICS (China, India, Russia, South Africa, Brazil) countries during the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in Cape Town, on June 02, 2023. Foreign ministers from BRICS -- a five-nations bloc including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- were meeting in Cape Town on Thursday and Friday. The talks came ahead of a heads of state summit in August, which is proving problematic for the host, South Africa, due to the possible attendance of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is the target of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)

Days after the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army held the 19th round of military dialogue, the two sides held major-general level talks to discuss outstanding problems along the Line of Actual Control on August 18, Hindustan Times reported quoting officials.

The talks led by different major generals and their PLA counterparts, were reportedly held at separate locations in eastern Ladakh.

These talks come ahead of PM Modi and Xi Jinping’s possible meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming BRICS summit this week.

Last week’s military dialogue had concluded without any significant outcome.

The latest round of talks is the second within a week and comes ahead of a possible meeting between PM Modi and Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in South Africa on August 22-24. 

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