India, China seek to peacefully resolve border face-off after talks

Thousands of troops from both countries are involved in the face-off concentrated in India's Ladakh region. PHOTO: AFP
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NEW DELHI - India and China have agreed to resolve their border row peacefully following high-level military talks to defuse border tensions.

But the two countries are still deadlocked over differences that have erupted along sections of their undemarcated border resulting in a troop build-up, with analysts noting it would require further talks, potentially even political intervention.

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