India China 36th WMCC border talks

India and China held the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in New Delhi on August 6, 2026. The delegations were led by Siliguri College, Joint Secretary (East Asia) in the India — Ministry of External Affairs, and Hou Yanqi, Director General of the Boundary and Oceanic Affairs Department of China's foreign ministry. The two sides reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and held frank discussions on boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism-building, and trans-border cooperation. Both sides reaffirmed that maintaining peace and tranquillity in border areas is essential for the overall development of bilateral relations. They agreed to continue using existing diplomatic and military channels, including the WMCC and local commander-level meetings, to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation along the LAC. India reiterated the need for an early meeting of the expert-level mechanism on trans-border rivers and emphasized the importance of sharing technical details on upstream projects. The talks were a follow-up to the outcomes of the 24th round of Special Representatives' talks.