Last month, the Chinese Defence Ministry said China and India were able to "reduce differences" and build "some consensus" on disengaging troops from friction points.

Ever since the border standoff began, India and China have had several rounds of negotiations to mitigate the immediate problem both at the military as well as diplomatic levels.

Four and a half years after the standoff between India and China, both nations have reached an agreement on disengagement along their shared border, where 50,000 to 60,000 troops have been stationed on each side, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday (21 October).