India on Thursday emphasised to China the need to implement the actions they have agreed on in the conflict along the Line of Actual Contr...
India on Thursday emphasised to China the need to implement the actions they have agreed on in the conflict along the Line of Actual Control, in order to find a diplomatic solution to the standoff, the Hindustan Times reported. The Chinese defence ministry had said that India should “look at the big picture” and work with Beijing to bring the relationship back on track.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava referred to remarks made by Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, who said that several border incidents in the past had been resolved through diplomacy. Indian and Chinese troops clashed in Galwan Valley in Ladakh on June 15, leading to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and an unidentified number of their Chinese counterparts.
“When it comes to finding a solution, this must be predicated on honouring all agreements and understandings,” Jaishankar had said. He said no country should attempt to change the status quo unilaterally.
Jaishankar had said on Wednesday that the India-China situation on the border was the “most serious since 1962” when the two countries went to war. On August 21, the Ministry of External Affairs had said India and China have agreed to resolve all outstanding problems in an “expeditious manner”.
Srivastava pointed out that India also believes that complete disengagement requires...
