JK News Today
Jammu, July 04: India has made it plain to China to that early resolution of the remaining issues in border areas , especially at Line of Actual Control ( LAC) in eastern Ladakh is a must for moving forward in the bilateral relations based on three mantras of mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest .
This transpired during the meeting of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ( SCO) in Kazakhstan capital city of Astana on Thursday .
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The situation along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh has become over complicated as the Indian and Chinese militaries are in virtually eyeball to eyeball situation for the past over four years and the situation has not returned to the normal time of pre-May 2020 . It may be recalled that the situation had worsened after June 15/16 violent between troops , resulting in 20 deaths on the Indian side and several others injured, the casualties on Chinese side are not known till date.
Since April-May 2020 there have been several rounds of talks between the military commanders at the standoff site , alternatively on the Chinese and Indian side, but without any concrete outcome . though most of the areas have seen de-escalation , but Despang and Demchok areas continue to be friction point In his X handle, the external affairs minister wrote : “ Met with CPC Politburo member and FM Wang Yi in Astana this morning. Discussed early resolution of remaining issues in border areas. Agreed to redouble efforts through diplomatic and military channels to that end. Respecting the LAC and ensuring peace and tranquility in the border areas is essential. The three mutuals – mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest – will guide our bilateral ties.”
It is to be seen that how the things progress in the days to come after this meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries.
