Jaishankar Says '75% Of Disengagement Problems Sorted Out In 'Complex Relationship' With China'
Date
9/13/2024 1:31:45 AM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted that 75 percent of disengagement issues with China have been resolved in their border talks.
Nonetheless, he recognized that some issues remain unresolved. Jaishankar also pointed out that the relationship between India and China has historically been challenging.
“We did not have an easy relationship in the past. What happened in 2020 was in violation of multiple agreements, the Chinese moved a large number of troops to the Line of Actual Control. We, in response, moved our troops up.. Some progress on border talks with China. 75 per cent of disengagement problems are sorted out. We still have some things to do,” Jaishankar said during his conversation with Ambassador Jean-David Levitte at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy on Thursday.
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“If there is a solution to disengagement and there is a return to peace and tranquillity, we can look at other possibilities. That is the immediate issue,” he further added.
Jaishankar said that the two countries had a difficult relationship in the past and spoke about 2020 when the Indian and Chinese troops clashed at Galwan Valley .
He also described the India-China relationship as“complex” and highlighted the long-standing struggle in the trade issues between the two nations and said that the economic relationship with China has been“unfair and imbalanced.”
The EAM said,“It (India-China relations) is a very complex relationship... They had bad periods in history. Both of them are reviving and are rejuvenating in a way... They are the only two countries that have a population of more than a billion. And what happens normally when any country rises is that it has a ripple effect on the neighbourhood. These two countries also have the honour of being each other's neighbours. So each one's rise has a ripple impact... So if you take the totality of this, you can understand why I selected a safe expressive word like complex.”
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