India-China generals to meet over frontier dispute


In this Oct. 16, 2016, file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, front and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands with leaders at the BRICS summit in Goa, India. Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks. Indian officials say the latest row began in early May when Chinese soldiers entered the Indian-controlled territory of Ladakh at three different points, erecting tents and guard posts. - AP

NEW DELHI (AFP): Top Chinese and Indian generals are to meet in a Himalayan outpost on Saturday (June 6) in a bid to end the latest frontier showdown between the world's two most populous nations that has seen thousands of troops sent to both sides.

Ahead of the talks, here are the key points that have led to the dispute and the pitfalls as the two nations, who fought a 1962 border war and have clashed many times since, over the solution:

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