China and India agreed to step back from a confrontation along their shared border — the most serious tensions between the two powers in years — after military commanders from both sides met on Saturday near a lake in the Himalayas. Troops from the two countries clashed last month at the lake, Pangong Tso, resulting in numerous injuries.
The countries resolved to settle the dispute through diplomatic and military talks, the Indian Foreign Ministry said. China has not yet publicly discussed the meeting.
China appeared to step up its activity in the area this spring after the expansion of a road network on the Indian side of the border. India has been trying to strengthen its defences in the remote, high-altitude region. NYT
