Days after Doval-Wang talks in Beijing, Corps Commander set to meet Chinese counterpart in N-E

Days after Doval-Wang discussions in Beijing, Corps Commander set to meet Chinese counterpart in N-E New hotlines probable at Army commands in Kolkata, Lucknow; border session point at Joshimath.

Key points

• 3 min read New Delhi Updated: Sep 5, 2026 05: 02 AM IST.
• National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China Foreign Minister Wang Yi held boundary discussions in Beijing on August 25.
• Xi last visited India in October 2019 when he travelled to Mamallapuram near Chennai for the second informal bilateral summit of leaders. © The Indian Express Pvt Ltd.
• On August 25, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
• The Spear Corps is responsible for operations in Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh's central and eastern sectors along the Line of Actual Control.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China Foreign Minister Wang Yi held boundary discussions in Beijing on August 25. (X/@EOIBeijing).

India and China are probable to hold Corps Commander-level negotiations over the next few days against the backdrop of reports of tension in the Taksing area of the Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

For context, the Indian Express has learnt that Lt General Girish Kalia, commander of the Army's III Corps, additionally called the Spear Corps with its headquarters at Rangapahar near Dimapur in Nagaland, will be holding negotiations shortly with his Chinese counterpart and other officers.

Notably, the Spear Corps is responsible for operations in Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh's central and eastern sectors along the Line of Actual Control.

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Multiple rounds of discussions between local commanders have been held between the two sides in recent weeks to resolve matters.

Earlier this week, Army chief General Dhiraj Seth additionally visited the Spear Corps to "review the operational readiness of all formations and ongoing border development initiatives, " the Army stated in a post on X, adding that he was briefed on all aspects of capability development and initiatives taken to further strengthen combat capability.

On August 25, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. This person are the special representatives for the boundary discussions, met in Beijing.

In practice, a day afterwards, it was unveiled that India and China had decided to advance discussions on "an early and substantial harvest" of boundary delimitation and border management, and agreed on two new border military hotlines in the eastern and middle sectors, two new session points for military commander-level meetings, and on holding the trans-border river gathering in September.

China's Xi Jinping may attend BRICS summit in Delhi next month with sizeable delegation.

Meanwhile, the two military hotlines in the eastern and middle sectors are probable to be at the Army command headquarters in Lucknow and Kolkata.

Meanwhile, a Border Personnel Session (BPM) point will additionally be established in Joshimath in Uttarakhand for senior commander-level discussions. Such session points already exist in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh and Chushul in Ladakh.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is projected to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13.

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New Delhi and Beijing have been trying to restore ties that plummeted after the start of the military standoff along the LAC in eastern Ladakh in 2020.

Amrita Nayak Dutta writes on defence and national security as part of the national bureau of The Indian Express. Previously, Amrita has extensively documented on the media industry and broadcasting matters, urban affairs, bureaucracy and administration policies. In the last 14 years of her career, she has worked in newspapers as well as in the online media space and is well versed with the functioning of both newsrooms. Amrita has worked in the northeast, Mumbai and Delhi. She has travelled extensively nationwide, including in far-flung border areas, to bring detailed reports from the ground and has written investigative reports on media and defence. She has been working for The Indian Express since January 2023.

For now, days after Doval-Wang talks in Beijing, Corps Commander set to meet Chinese remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.