Dialogue The Way Out : India, China Engage In Arunachal Pradesh ; MEA Confirms Senior Highest Military Commander-Level Flag Meeting

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The Indian and Chinese armies held their first high-level commanders’ flag talks in two sessions on both sides of the frontier in the Arunachal Pradesh sector this week. These discussions took place amidst reports of aggressive Chinese military posturing along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Upper Subansiri.

This development follows the outcome reached at last month’s Special Representatives dialogue in Beijing, as confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs . National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had previously engaged in Special Representatives (SR) talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

These discussions primarily focused on the delimitation of the frontier, sustaining trans-boundary cooperation, and maintaining peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal announced that the Senior Highest Military Commander-Level Flag Meeting took place at Wacha on the Indian side in Arunachal Pradesh on September 6, and at Damai on the Chinese side on September 7.

These talks occurred amidst reports of aggressive military posturing by Chinese troops along the LAC in the Upper Subansiri region of Arunachal Pradesh.

Jaiswal elaborated that these flag meetings were held ‘pursuant to the understandings reached between the Special Representatives of India and China in August 2025 and August 2026, and subsequent discussions at the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination meetings held in Beijing and New Delhi in May and August 2026 respectively’.