“If tensions continue…” Jaishankar’s direct message to China; narrates ‘long story in short version’

Oct 02, 2024

Washington, DC (US), October 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on October 01 sent a direct message to Xi Jinping over strained India-China ties. H said, “In terms of our own relationship with China, I think it’s a long story, but the short version is that we have agreements on how to keep the border peaceful and tranquil, and those agreements were violated by China in 2020. Because we have forward deployments of our militaries, there are resulting tensions. And until those forward deployments are addressed the tensions would continue. If the tensions continue, it casts a natural shadow over the rest of the relationship. So our relationship hasn't been great for the last four years.”