India, China Review LAC Situation, ‘Special Representatives’ Talks in Works

The two sides discussed the issues at a meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) that took place in Delhi.

 July 24, 2025: India and China on Wednesday did a 360 degree review of the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and prepared the ground for the next round of the Special Representatives’ dialogue on the boundary question.

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Main take aways from the meeting were:

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1. The two sides discussed the issues at a meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) that took place in Delhi.

2. They expressed “satisfaction with the general prevalence of peace and tranquillity in the border areas, leading to gradual normalisation of bilateral relations”.

3. India and China also prepared for the next round of the Special Representatives’ (SR) talks to be held in India later this year.

4. While India’s Special Representative for the dialogue is National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, the Chinese side is headed by Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

5. Wang is expected to visit India for the upcoming SR talks. The last episode of the SR dialogue was held in Beijing in December last year.

6. The Indian delegation at the WMCC talks was led by Gourangalal Das, the joint secretary (East Asia division) in the MEA. The Chinese side was headed by Hong Liang, the director general of the boundary and oceanic affairs department of the Chinese foreign ministry.

7. Hong also called on Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

8. Over the last nine months, India and China have been engaged in normalising their relations after ending the military face-off along the LAC in October last year.

9. Though the two sides have disengaged troops from the friction points, they are yet to de-escalate the situation by pulling back the frontline forces from the border.

10.  Each side currently has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the LAC in the eastern Ladakh region.

11.The WMCC talks took place days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited China to attend a conclave of the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).