India, Sept. 7 -- On October 23, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, decided to bury the hatchet and work expeditiously and sincerely to resolve various bilateral issues, especially the breach of trust stemming from China's unsuccessful incursion in Galwan in 2020. Since then, frequent interactions between India and China have been conducted at the level of foreign and defence ministers, Special Representatives (NSA), and through institutionalised arrangements like the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC). Incremental progress regarding de-escalation has been made along the borders, with gradual easing of restriction...