India, China Reach Border Patrol Deal Ahead of BRICS Summit

The ongoing Sino–India border dispute directly affects the efforts by Xi and Putin to create a new world order, some analysts say.

Indian army soldiers walk along a road near Zojila mountain pass that connects Srinagar to the union territory of Ladakh, bordering China, on Feb. 28, 2021. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images

New Delhi and Beijing have reached an agreement on patrolling the contested border in the remote Himalayan region, India’s top diplomat said on Oct. 21.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced the new agreement during a special press conference on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming trip to the BRICS summit.