External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has completely rejected the possibility of any third party’s involvement in the ongoing border dispute between India and China. He emphasized that this matter is basically a bilateral issue which should be resolved by both the countries themselves. He also told that India’s relations with China are not good and normal. The reason for this is that China had violated the agreements by deploying the army on the border in 2020.
“We are not looking at other countries to resolve what really is the issue between India and China,” the External Affairs Minister said at a press conference. He stressed that talks should take place only between the two countries between which there is a dispute, and no third party should interfere in such a matter. Jaishankar is in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, for the meeting of QUAD Foreign Ministers.
China had violated the agreement by deploying the army
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said, “Our relations with China are not going very well. The reason is that during Covid in 2020, China violated agreements by deploying a large army in the border areas. This created tension. “, which led to a clash and people from both sides were killed.”
Jaishankar said, “The consequences of this (deployment of troops towards China) are still ongoing because this issue has not been completely resolved. Relations with China are not good right now, not normal. As a neighbor we Looking forward to better relations, but this can happen only if the LOC is respected and the agreements reached in the past are respected…”
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There is a need to resolve the issue through dialogue
On the current state of India-China relations, Jaishankar said that it is “not good” at the moment and stressed that this relationship has an important impact on global affairs. He said that this is because both the countries are important powers. He acknowledged that a problem exists between the two countries which needs to be resolved through dialogue.
Armies are face to face since 2020
The Foreign Minister had also talked about the issue of border dispute in his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the SCO Summit. This meeting took place in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Indian and Chinese armies have been at loggerheads since May 2020, and the border dispute has not been completely resolved.
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Some issues resolved, 21 rounds of talks took place
However, both sides have retreated from several standoff points. Relations between the two countries had deteriorated significantly after the fierce clash in Galwan Valley in June 2020. This was the first time in decades that such a conflict had taken place on the border. Both sides have so far held 21 rounds of Corps Commander level talks to resolve the deadlock.