Bhutan, China sign MoU for 3-step roadmap to expedite boundary talks
The Hindu
Timing significant for New Delhi given talks on LAC standoff appear to have hit an impasse this week
In a step towards resolving their boundary disputes, Bhutan and China signed an agreement on a three-step roadmap to help speed up talks, at a meeting of Foreign Ministers held via video conference on Thursday, a development that New Delhi said it has ‘noted’.
The roadmap “for Expediting the Bhutan-China Boundary Negotiations”, is expected to kickstart the progress on the boundary talks process that has been delayed for five years, first due to the Doklam standoff in 2017 and then by the pandemic. The timing of the agreement is particularly significant for New Delhi, given the border talks on their 17-month old standoff at the Line of Actual Control appear to have hit an impasse this week.