India and China have agreed on patrolling arrangements to de-escalate tensions along their disputed Himalayan border, India’s top diplomat has said.

Vikram Misri said on Monday that the two sides have agreed on “disengagement and resolution of issues in these [border] areas that had arisen in 2020”.

He was referring to the Galwan Valley clashes in which both sides suffered casualties – the first fatal confrontation between the two sides since 1975.

Relations between the neighbours have been strained since then.