At present, the two sides have reached a solution to the relevant issues, which China views positively,
We reached an agreement on patrolling, and with that, we have gone back to where the situation was in 2020, and we can say ... the disengagement process with China has been completed,
It has just happened. There will be meetings to see what the next steps will be. I wouldn’t go so fast.”
Over a recent period, China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels on issues related to the China-India border,
We will keep you updated if anything comes up,
In the next stage, we will work with India to properly implement that resolution,
We declared victory in the Doklam standoff, and now Chinese troops are back in the area and strengthening their positions,
Any agreement with China on de-induction of troops cannot be based simply on the distance that each side will have to move its troops towards the rear. China enjoys a major advantage because of its infrastructure and road network and the agreement will have to factor in the actual time taken by each side to re-induct troops,
Hopefully, we will be able to come back to peace and tranquility. And that was our major concern, because we always said that if you disturb peace and tranquility, how do you expect the rest of the relationship to go forward,
It creates a basis for peace and tranquility in the border areas, which should be and was there before 2020,
We are neighbours, we have an unresolved boundary issue … We both are rising. If two large neighbouring countries are rising in close proximity then there will be… issues. Truth is our capabilities and ambitions will change… We will have to manage,
We’ve been in discussions with Chinese interlocutors both at a diplomatic level through the WMCC (Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination) as was mentioned earlier as well and through the military commander meetings at various levels,
The External Affairs Minister had once said bilateral ties between India and China are abnormal. If that is so, then has it become normal now?”
Any kind of agreement between India and China is good and positive. But as of now we do not know the details of the arrangement. If buffer zones are to be removed, then what happens to those exactly, one does not know. If the Chinese are going to allow patrolling in Demchok and Depsang, then why did they do what they did in 2020
Over the last several weeks, Indian and Chinese diplomats and military negotiators have been in close contact with each other, and as a result of these discussions, an agreement has been arrived at on patrolling arrangements along the LAC in the India-China border leading to the disengagements and a resolution of the issues that had arisen in 2020,