Space Industry and Business News
SUPERPOWERS
China, India to hold high-level talks over contested border
China, India to hold high-level talks over contested border
by AFP Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2024

China on Monday announced it would hold high-level talks later this week with India on their border disputes -- the first such discussions in five years, signalling a possible thaw in frosty ties.

Relations had been tense since a deadly military encounter in 2020 on the border between Tibet and India's Ladakh region, which left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead.

In October, New Delhi said it had reached an agreement with Beijing on patrols in disputed areas along their common border.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday in Beijing on the "China-India boundary question," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in a statement.

The talks will be held in the framework of a negotiations mechanism created in 2003 to handle the thorny issue.

The last such meeting took place in December 2019, according to Indian media.

The October agreement was reached shortly before a rare formal meeting -- also the first in five years -- between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the sidelines of a BRICS summit in Russia.

China and India, the world's two most populous nations, are intense rivals and have accused each other of trying to seize territory along their unofficial divide, known as the Line of Actual Control.

The shared 3,500-kilometre (2,200-mile) frontier has been a perennial source of tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

Related Links
Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters
Tweet

RELATED CONTENT
The following news reports may link to other Space Media Network websites.
SUPERPOWERS
Fate of Russian military bases in Syria undecided as Israeli strikes destroys Syrian ammo dump
Moscow (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
The fate of Russian military bases in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was still unclear on Monday, the Kremlin admitted. The Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base are Russia's only military outposts outside the former Soviet Union and have been key to the Kremlin's activities in Africa and the Middle East. The ousting of Moscow's long-time ally Assad in a shock rebel offensive has brought their future into question. "There are no final decisions on this," Kremlin spokesman ... read more

SUPERPOWERS
Unlocking the potential of collagen modulation for biomaterials in human health

Metal scrap upcycled into high-value alloys with solid phase manufacturing

Stretchable, flexible, recyclable. This plastic is fantastic

Speaking crystal AI predicts atomic arrangements to aid material discovery

SUPERPOWERS
EU, ESA sign contracts to build communication satellite constellation

Researchers develop mobile all-light network for seamless air land and underwater connectivity

IRIS2 contract signed to strengthen Europe's space connectivity and security

Pentagon collaborates with Movius on secure communication solutions

SUPERPOWERS
SUPERPOWERS
GPS alternative for drone navigation leverages celestial data

Deciphering city navigation AI advances GNSS error detection

China advances next-generation BeiDou satellite navigation system

Space Systems Command and U.S. Navy achieve major MGUE program milestone

SUPERPOWERS
UK, Italy, Japan to develop next-generation fighter jet

Airbus US Space and Defense partners with Aerostar to advance stratospheric ISR technologies

Uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management expands beyond line of sight

U.S., South Korea to flex aerial might during May airshow

SUPERPOWERS
Precise control of quantum states with extreme ultraviolet lasers

Rethinking the quantum chip

Researchers design new materials for advanced chip manufacturing

Bringing the power of tabletop precision lasers for quantum science to the chip scale

SUPERPOWERS
China launches Sea Sentinel 1 satellite for remote sensing

SatVu secures ESA funding for high-resolution thermal imaging project in energy sector

NASA selects SwRI for NOAA space weather instrument development

Constellr secures long-term partnership with DLR

SUPERPOWERS
Four Zimbabwe rhinos die after drinking polluted water

What bees reveal about environmental contamination through honey

Air pollution in India tied to significant mortality rates

Students, employees told to stay home due to air pollution in Iran

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.