India and China review border stand-off

India and China today reviewed the fallout of the recent stand-off in Depsang Valley in Ladakh with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid seeking to make existing mechanisms more effective to respond with "greater urgency" in dealing with border violations.
The three-week stand-off figured prominently in talks between Khurshid and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi with both expressing satisfaction on its resolution while skirting a detailed discussion on why the Chinese troops intruded 19 kms into Indian territory in Daulat Beig Oldi (DBO) sector.
"We also discussed recent episode on the border on the Line of Actual Control. I think it is very refreshing to get from them (Chinese) very positive and meaningful response," Khurshid, whose visit was under a cloud earlier because of the border row, told the Indian media here after his two hour-long talks.

He said there was "Appreciation of the manner in which India responded and persuaded and moved in a manner the solution was found".
"Ultimately the mechanism did deliver. And also to be able to get data from this experience of what more can be done to make the mechanisms more effective and to be able to respond with greater urgency than what we are able to this time in 20 days", he said.
Khurshid said there is "tremendous amount of satisfaction that it was resolved in a manner that it was resolved. We discussed the ground reality. The incidents of the past did not receive the same attention due to continuous media attention.

"That needs to be factored in one. There will be intense critical media. It is important information flows are carefully arranged so that there is no scope for any misunderstanding at any stage".
The Minister added, "Frankly, it is extremely balanced, satisfying, friendly meeting we had today during which the two sides finalised the visit of Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India expected to take place from May 19-21", he said.