Image copyright Vikram Misri India and China have agreed to "quickly disengage" from a standoff that has seen gunfire at a disputed border and accusations of kidnapping.
Their foreign ministers met on Thursday and said they would ease tensions.
Soldiers from both countries have periodically skirmished along the poorly demarcated border, called the Line of Actual Control.
Both sides have accused each other of straying into their territory, and the clashes have sometimes turned deadly.
In a joint