Border Personnel Meeting Point

The Indo-China Conference hall at Nathu La

Border Personnel Meeting points are locations along the disputed Sino-Indian territories on Line of Actual Control (LAC) where the armies of both countries hold ceremonial and practical meetings to resolve border issues and improve relations. While border meetings have been held since the 1990s, the first formal Border Personnel Meeting point was established in 2013. There are five meeting points: two in the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh, one in Sikkim, and two in Arunachal Pradesh in India's Central and Eastern sectors.

India has identified the specific Patrol Points with the specified route and the maximum depth up to which Indian troops usually patrol into the disputed territory on LAC. Patrolling points provide a truer sense of the extent of India's limits of actual control.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Subramanian, Nirupama; Kaushik, Krishn (September 20, 2020). "Month before standoff, China blocked 5 patrol points in Depsang". The Indian Express. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Singh, Sushant (July 13, 2020). "Patrolling Points: What do these markers on the LAC signify?". The Indian Express. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "India-China LAC Standoff: Know what are patrolling points and what do they signify". The Financial Express. July 9, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.