India, China agree no more escalation, to see if it holds

An Indian army soldier guard on top of his vehicle as their convoy moves on the Srinagar- Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (AP Photo)

Returning to the talks table after their foreign ministers reached a pact to dial down tensions in Ladakh, India and China have agreed not to engage in “escalatory behaviour” along the Line of Actual Control, The Indian Express has learnt.

This is the key takeaway from the 12-hour meeting at the Moldo border point between Indian and Chinese military commanders Monday.

Sources said while there has been no…