Border peace crucial for India-China relations

Jaishankar’s remarks come weeks after the Indian and Chinese militaries disengaged from the last remaining standoff points in eastern Ladakh, ending a four-year-long impasse. He detailed the government’s multi-level efforts since 2020 to achieve this goal, including his meetings with his Chinese counterpart, engagements by the defence minister, and boundary negotiations led by the national security advisor.He informed the House that patrolling had resumed in traditional areas as a result of recent agreements and expressed confidence in parliamentary support for addressing the complexities of India-China relations.“Since 2020, our engagement was therefore focused on that objective. This took place at various levels, involving different arms of the government. I myself have had many meetings with my Chinese counterpart, as indeed has my senior colleague, the Raksha Mantri. Our NSA has also engaged his Chinese counterparts, both being the special representatives, on the boundary question,” Jaishankar said.



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