India and China reviewed the fallout of the recent stand-off in the Depsang Valley in Ladakh in the talks between External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing last night.

Mr. Khurshid sought to make existing mechanisms more effective to respond with greater urgency in dealing with border violations.

The three-week stand-off figured prominently in the talks with both sides expressing satisfaction on its resolution while skirting a detailed discussion on why the Chinese troops intruded 19 kms into Indian territory in the Daulat Beig Oldi sector.

Mr. Khurshid told the Indian media in Beijing after his talks that China has not yet given any reason for the recent intrusion in Ladakh, an episode that has cast a shadow on bilateral ties. He said that both leaders also discussed the recent episode on the border on the Line of Actual Control, LAC. He said, it is very refreshing to get from the Chinese a very positive and meaningful response.

Mr. Khurshid termed the meeting as extremely balanced, satisfying and friendly during which the two sides finalised the visit of the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India. Both countries regard the forthcoming visit of Chinese Premier to India as very important.

Meanwhile, both countries signed a new protocol to enhance cooperation between their foreign ministries while working on a mechanism to step up coordination for providing timely information to the media.

The protocol signed by Salman Khurshid and his Chinese counterpart last night was essentially up gradation of a similar protocol signed in 2006 in which the two countries listed various new dialogue mechanisms taking place between them.