India and China announce 8-point boundary consensus ahead of Xi Jinping's September 2026 visit

Key facts

• India and China jointly announced an 8-point consensus following the Special Representatives (SR) dialogue co-chaired by Ajit Doval and Wang Yi.
• The consensus was announced ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to India in September 2026.
• The two sides agreed to advance consultations for an early and substantial harvest of boundary delimitation and border management.
• The Expert Group on Boundary Delimitation and Working Group on Border Management agreed to first finalise their Terms of Reference.
• Two additional meeting points for military talks and two more military hotline channels were agreed for the Eastern and Middle Sectors.
• Both sides reaffirmed commitment to the 2005 Agreement on Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for Settlement of the India-China Boundary Question.
• Any ground situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) would be addressed through existing diplomatic and military channels, including the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) and local commander-level meetings.
• India appreciated China's efforts to increase batches of the Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra, and both sides welcomed the reopening of three designated border trading points.
• India and China agreed to hold the next meeting of the India-China Expert-Level Mechanism on Trans-border Rivers in September 2026, including discussions on hydrological data sharing.
• The two sides agreed to hold the 26th round of SR Talks in India in 2027.