♦ India and China reached an arrangement for both sides to patrol along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh on 21 October 2024.

♦ Relations between the two neighbours have been tense since a 2020 clash along the eastern Ladakh border, which led to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese PLA soldiers.

♦ In fierce clashes between the two sides in the Galwan River valley in June 2020, 20 Indian soldiers were killed in action, while an indeterminate number of Chinese soldiers were also killed or injured.

♦ In negotiations since then, the two sides claim to have resolved disagreements over the alignment of the LAC in three areas: Galwan Valley, Gogra-Hot Springs, and Pangong Lake area.