Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement, 1993

Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement, 1993
Agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the India–China Border Areas
China–India border, showing two large disputed areas in Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh and several smaller disputes (map by CIA)
TypeStandstill agreement
Border management
Confidence building measures
ContextIndia China boundary question
Signed7 September 1993
LocationGreat Hall of the People, Beijing, China
ConditionRatification by China and India
Parties
  • China
  • India
Languages

The Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement (BPTA or MPTA; formally the Agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the India–China Border Areas) is an agreement signed by China and India in September 1993, agreeing to maintain the status quo on their mutual border pending an eventual boundary settlement. It was followed by the Agreement on Military Confidence Building Measures in 1996.