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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday informed Parliament on the India-China border dispute. The Foreign Minister said in the House that India and China are trying to resolve the border dispute through dialogue and diplomacy. There has been complete disengagement in Eastern Ladakh. However, there is still dispute in many areas on LAC. India's objective is to find a solution that is acceptable to both the countries.
He said, 'Since 2020, relations between India and China are not normal. Peace was disturbed in the border area. Since then relations between the two countries are not good. However, the situation has improved somewhat due to recent talks.
Foreign Minister said- 38 meetings were held in 2 years, talks were held at every level.
- Negotiations, Efforts and Diplomacy: The Foreign Minister said that I had a conversation with the Chinese Foreign Minister to improve relations between India and China. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also talked to his counterpart Chinese leader. In addition, there are Working Mechanism for Cooperation and Coordination (WMCC) meetings at the diplomatic level and Senior Highest Military Commanders (SHMC) meetings at the military level. From June 2020 till now, 17 meetings of WMCC and 21 meetings of SHMC were held. Then on 21 October 2024, an agreement was reached on Depsang and Demchok areas. These issues have been under discussion since September 2022, when the final agreement on hot springs was reached.
- Faced China's challenge strongly: In the Galwan clash of June 2020, for the first time after 45 years, soldiers lost their lives and heavy weapons were deployed on the border. India faced this challenge strongly.
- Galwan clash spoiled relations: 'In 2020, China deployed a large number of troops near the border in eastern Ladakh, which increased tension between the soldiers of the two countries. This situation became a hindrance in the patrolling of the Indian Army. However, our army faced this challenge strongly. These efforts caused serious damage and had a deep impact on relationships.
- All earlier agreements failed: Since 1988, India and China have signed several agreements to resolve border disputes through dialogue and maintain peace. Peace and confidence building measures were taken in 1993, 1996, and 2005. China captured 38,000 square kilometers of Indian territory in Aksai Chin in the 1962 war. Apart from this, in 1963, Pakistan handed over 5,180 square kilometers of Indian land to China.
There was tension between India and China over the border dispute in eastern Ladakh for four years. After two years of long negotiations, an agreement was reached between the two countries in October. After this, the armies of both the countries have retreated from Depsang and Demchok.
According to the agreement, both the armies will return to their previous status from April 2020. Also, she will patrol the same areas where she used to patrol before April 2020. Apart from this, commander level meetings will continue
There was tension in Depsang and Demchok after the Galwan clash between India and China troops in 2020. After about 4 years, on October 21, a new patrolling agreement was signed between the two countries. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had said that its objective is to stop Galwan-like skirmishes in Ladakh and to restore the situation like before.
There was a clash between the armies of China and India in Galvan in 2020.
The picture is of the bloody clash between the soldiers of India and China on 15 June 2020 in Galwan Valley of Ladakh. After this the dispute between the two countries deepened.
Foreign Minister had said in Geneva- 75% of the dispute with China has been resolved.
Foreign Minister Jaishankar had said during a summit in Geneva, Switzerland on September 12 that 75% of the dispute with China has been resolved. The Foreign Minister also said that the issue of increasing militarization on the border is still serious.
Jaishankar said that the Galwan clash between China and India in 2020 has badly affected the relations between the two countries. After violence on the border, no one can say that other relations will not be affected by it.
However, on September 25, at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York, he clarified his statement that 75% of disputes would be resolved. He said, 'I said this only in the context of the troops' retreat. Read the full news here…
