India says some progress made in military talks with China

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The Indian military says senior Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to stop a further buildup of troops along their fast-militarizing disputed border in the mountainous Ladakh region where the two Asian giants are locked in a monthslong and bitter standoff. India’s defense ministry says the two sides also agreed to “avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments” along the contested border. The standoff in the cold desert of Ladakh began in