India and China have begun a new round of talks in Delhi on their long running border dispute.
The two-days talks are being held between the Indian National Security Adviser, JN Dixit, and his Chinese counterpart, Dai Bingguo.
It is the third round of talks in just over a year, but the first since the new Indian government took power.
India and China fought a bitter war over their mostly unmarked border in 1962.
Both sides claim the other is occupying parts of its land.
While India accuses China of occupying territory in Kashmir, Beijing lays claim to territory in the north-east Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Indian officials have played down any expectation of a breakthrough.
But reports suggest that the two sides may be coming to some kind of an agreement.
Overcoming differences
Last year India formally recognised the area known as the Tibetan autonomous region as part of the People’s Republic of China.
China, for its part, agreed to start border trade through the north-east Indian state of Sikkim – a move that was seen as an acceptance by Beijing of India’s claim over that area.
The agreements came during a visit by the former Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, to China.
The Tibet and Sikkim agreements were part of a declaration signed by India and China aimed at solving their border disputes.
Fifteen rounds of talks since the 1980s have failed to resolve India and China’s boundary disagreements.
