The Indian government on Thursday said that it held “constructive” and “forward-looking” discussions with China a day earlier on the situation along the Line of Actual Control.The two countries reviewed the situation in the border areas and “expressed satisfaction with the progress made in maintaining peace and tranquillity” at the 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs in Beijing on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.The ministry added that maintaining stability along the border had helped “gradual normalisation of bilateral relations”.Border tensions between India and China escalated in June 2020 when a violent face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers took place in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control. It led to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers. Beijing said that the clash left four of its soldiers dead.Following the military face-off, both countries deployed thousands of soldiers along with heavy artillery in the region. China and India held several rounds of military and diplomatic talks to resolve their border standoff.In October 2024, the two countries announced that they had reached a patrolling arrangement along the Line of Actual Control, “leading to the disengagement” of the two militaries in eastern Ladakh. Initial rounds of disengagement occurred at several points of tension, including Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Pangong Tso, but Demchok and Depsang had remained points of contention.The bilateral relations have seen a thaw and picked up “good momentum” since 2024.Edited by Leah Thomas.Also Read:Interview: From Trump to West Asia, India’s diplomatic troubles go back to post-Galwan failureIndia’s knotty China problem