India, China Hold Two-Day Military Talks in Eastern Sector

India and China concluded two days of Corps Commander-level military talks in the eastern sector on Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Tuesday. The meeting was held against the backdrop of ongoing tensions in the Taksing area of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The talks took place on Sunday and Monday at Wacha on the Indian side and Damai on the Chinese side, respectively. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the meeting was part of a mechanism that also exists in the Western Sector, where similar talks have been held since 2020 to resolve the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

This was the first Senior Highest Military Commander-Level Flag Meeting in the eastern sector, following 23 rounds of such meetings at the Chushul-Moldo border point in eastern Ladakh. The Indian delegation was led by Lt General Girish Kalia, commander of the Army's III Corps (Spear Corps), headquartered at Rangapahar near Dimapur in Nagaland.

Jaiswal noted that the talks were held pursuant to understandings reached between the Special Representatives of India and China in August 2025 and August 2026, as well as discussions at the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) meetings in Beijing and New Delhi in May and August 2026.

The meeting comes ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's likely visit to India for the BRICS Summit on September 12-13. Xi last visited India in October 2019 for the informal summit in Mamallapuram. Indian troops remain deployed in large numbers in the area to prevent any escalation.