India, China to hold flag meeting on border stand-off

India and China will hold a flag meeting in Chushul in Ladakh on Thursday to address the contentious issue of the ongoing stand-off at the border.

According to reports, the flag meeting between the two sides is being held in view of the Chinese request.

The Chinese troops have pitched their tents in Chumar and their helicopters have been seen dropping food packets for its soldiers.

Tension in the area erupted two weeks back when some Chinese workers, who were constructing a road on their side, crossed into the Indian side and claimed that they had orders to build a road up to Tible, five kms deep inside Indian territory.

As demanded by China during President Xi Jingpin's visit to India last week to hold talks on the border issue and demarcation of the Line of Actual Control, India is reportedly working on naming a Special Representative.