Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Main Examination: General Studies II: India and its neighbourhood- relations. What’s the ongoing story : Underlining that “peace and tranquillity in the border areas” has enabled “progress towards gradual normalization of bilateral relations”, Indian and Chinese officials have held talks in Beijing on delimitation, border management, mechanism building and cross-border cooperation. • The recent meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC)- what are the key takeaways? • What is the significance of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) in addressing India-China border disputes? • Standoff between India and China-what you know about the same? • Friction between India and China-what are the reasons?…