Defense Minister Rajnath Singh
On Thursday, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh spoke for the first time on the agreement reached with China on the current status of the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. He said that India and China would restore the ground situation on the Line of Actual Control after talks. A broad consensus was reached. control.
This also includes patrolling traditional areas and allowing cattle to graze. The Defense Minister termed the agreement between the two countries as an important development and said the importance of conducting defense negotiations on a global platform was understandable.
will be able to use pasture
The Defense Minister said that India and China are holding talks at military and diplomatic levels to resolve differences in some areas along the Line of Actual Control. After the talks, the two sides reached broad consensus on restoring the local situation on the basis of the principles of equality and mutual security.
Describing the agreement with China, Singh said it also included patrolling in traditional areas and allowing the use of grazing lands. This is only possible because of ongoing dialogue. Because the solution will come sooner or later.
Looking forward to normalization of relations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday supported the India-China agreement on troop patrols and disengagement along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and directed the resumption of various bilateral dialogue mechanisms.
After Prime Minister Modi’s phone call with the Chinese President, relations between the two countries are expected to return to normal. In 2020, relations between the two countries deteriorated after military conflicts.
Modi and Xi Jinping meet in Kazan
During the nearly 50-minute meeting held on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, Modi emphasized the importance of properly handling differences and disputes and not allowing them to disrupt peace and stability in border areas. He said that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity should always be the basis of bilateral relations.
Self-reliance is a major goal
The Defense Minister said that the government has made self-reliance in the defense sector a major national goal, which will play an important role in strengthening national security. There is a need to create coordination in the areas of defense and development to enhance India’s defense capabilities.
The Defense Minister also said that if defense is regarded as an integral part of development and work is done carefully in advance, India will be able to achieve self-reliance in the field of defense faster.
