"Modi and Xi reach agreement to ease border tensions in India-China standoff"

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to intensify efforts to de-escalate tensions at their disputed border and bring back troops deployed there. The leaders met on the sidelines of a BRICS summit in Johannesburg, where they discussed India's concerns about the unresolved border issues. The disputed boundary has led to a three-year standoff, with a clash in 2020 resulting in the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese. Both sides expressed the need to handle the border issue properly to safeguard peace and tranquility in the region.