The first public reactions to the border agreement reflect a deep suspicion of New Delhi’s “cheap tricks” and fear that Beijing is being naive.

India and China have reached a border agreement four years after one of the deadliest border clashes in recent memory, both governments have confirmed. The announcement comes ahead of the BRICS summit where Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in attendance.

India and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed Himalayan frontier to resolve a four-year military stand-off, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday, paving the way to normalise political and business ties.