On October 21st Indian authorities said they had reached an agreement with China on patrolling rights that resolved the border standoff. The next day, China’s foreign ministry confirmed that a deal had been reached.

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping held their first formal meeting in five years after a violent border confrontation between the two countries threw bilateral relations into a tailspin.

President Vladimir Putin welcomed his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to Russia on Tuesday, as the Kremlin head prepares to host several leaders of developing nations at an intergovernmental summit this week.