India China Relation: Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday (November 16) that the withdrawal of troops from both the countries has been completed after the agreement last month to resolve the problem on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Now the emphasis should be on reducing stress. Jaishankar described as 'reasonable' the expectation of some improvement in India-China relations after the final round of military withdrawal, but refrained from saying that bilateral relations could return to the old form.
S Jaishankar said at the 'HT Leadership Summit', “I see the withdrawal of troops simply as their withdrawal, nothing more, nothing less.” If you look at the current situation with China, we had an issue where our troops were uncomfortably close to the Line of Actual Control. Therefore, the consent of October 21 regarding the withdrawal of troops was the final one. With this, the work of retreating the troops towards solving this problem was completed.”
border dispute between india and china
India and China last month completed the withdrawal of troops from Demchok and Depsang in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control. Earlier, both the sides had reached an agreement to resolve the long standing dispute on the Line of Actual Control. Both sides also resumed patrolling activities in both the areas after a gap of about four and a half years. In his statement, Jaishankar said that after the withdrawal of troops is completed, the next step should be to reduce tension on the Line of Actual Control. He said, “After the withdrawal of troops, it would be reasonable to assume that there will be some improvement in relations.”
Jaishankar cited the National Security Survey
Regarding overall India-China relations, Jaishankar discussed various factors and said that it is a 'complex' relationship. When Jaishankar was asked whether the economic and security wings of the government have different views on China as this year's Economic Survey appears to advocate greater partnership with the neighboring country, he said there should be different views. Can, but the entire relationship is determined by policy decisions.
He said, “I think the right way to look at it is that different ministries in every government have different responsibilities and based on that responsibility they have an approach.” In fact, a national security one. There will (also) be a survey which you have not been able to see and it will have a national security perspective.
Jaishankar's statement on the presidential elections held in America
Answering another question, the Foreign Minister said that the world is watching the political stability of India especially at a time when most of the countries of the world are struggling with political instability. He died this year Lok Sabha elections Regarding the result, Jaishankar said, “At such a time, in a democracy, there is no such thing as simple as the third time.” On the victory of Republican leader Donald Trump in the US presidential election, Jaishankar said that this explains a lot about America. Comes in.
He said, “This US election tells us a lot about America. This tells us that the concerns and priorities of Donald Trump's first term have become more serious, they have not ended.'' The Foreign Minister also said that he does not think that America will turn its back on the world. He said, “If you are the number one power then you have to remain connected with the world, but the conditions you are giving to the world will be different from before.”
