The two nations share a border some 2,520 miles long, parts of which remain disputed and have prompted fighting in the past.
Clashes and standoffs are not uncommon along the Sino-Indian border. In 2017, footage emerged of a brawl near the northwestern Indian region of Ladakh in which Indian and Chinese soldiers were seen throwing punches and rocks at each other.
China claims control of some 35,000 square miles of Indian territory along the largely mountainous border. Beijing has embarked on an extensive infrastructure build up along the frontier, expanding road networks to better supply the remote border areas. India, long lagging behind on such projects, has recently accelerated its own frontier infrastructure plans to catch up.
In 2017, Indian troops moved to block the construction of a Chinese road in the Doklam area claimed by both China and Bhutan, close to the Indian border. For two months, armed forces from both maintained positions near the road building site before eventually withdrawing to defuse the situation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping have since sought to ease border tensions through bilateral talks held in 2018 and 2019.to"have another meeting on matters relating to the boundary question and reiterated the importance of maintaining peace and security along the border areas."
This file photo shows soldiers from the Indian Army and People's Liberation Army after participating in an anti-terror drill near Pune, India on November 25, 2016.
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