The relations between India and China have come under “severe stress” and the agreements made by the two sides over the past few years have...
The relations between India and China have come under “severe stress” and the agreements made by the two sides over the past few years have to be respected to restore normalcy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, reported PTI. Both India and China are trying to resolve the border stand-off along the Line of Actual Control, which began in May, but neither side has backed down.
“As far as China is concerned, ties were stable for three decades as the two nations addressed inherited challenges and new circumstances peace and tranquility in the border areas provided the basis for expanded cooperation in other domains,” Jaishankar said. “But as the pandemic unfolded, the relationship has come under severe stress.” The minister made the remarks at the Sardar Patel Memorial lecture, aired on All India Radio.
Any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control is unacceptable, he added. “The relationship cannot be immune to changes in the assumptions that underpinned it.”
Amid the border tensions with China, India has reiterated that the agreements made between the two countries since 1993 for management of the frontlines must be respected and implemented. New Delhi has also advocated for peace along the LAC as the...
