{
  "id": 255152,
  "title": "India, China discuss LAC situation and border management during diplomatic talks: MEA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/india-china-discuss-lac-situation-and-border-management-during",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T07:41:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-china-discuss-lac-situation-and-border-management-during-diplomatic-talks-mea/article71316535.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India and China held diplomatic talks on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). According to Live Mint, the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India‑China Border Affairs (WMCC) took place in New Delhi on August 6.\n\nThe talks covered boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism-building, and trans-border cooperation, as per The Hindu. Both sides reviewed the LAC situation and emphasised the importance of maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas for overall bilateral relations development.\n\nThe Indian side was represented by Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary (East Asia), Ministry of External Affairs, while the Chinese delegation was led by Hou Yanqi, Director General of the Boundary and Oceanic Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. India and China agreed to continue using existing diplomatic and military channels to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstanding along the LAC.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "India, China to use diplomatic, military channels to resolve outstanding border issues: MEA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/india-china-to-use-diplomatic-military-channels-to-resolve",
        "published": "2026-08-07T06:00:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}