“What still lies ahead…?” EAM Jaishankar’s detailed explanation of India-China border disengagement

Nov 05, 2024

Canberra (Australia), November 05 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has provided a detailed explanation on the India-China border disengagement. On disengagement between India & China in Depsang & Demchok and the relation between the two countries, EAM Dr S Jaishankar said, " What we negotiated on October 21 was the last set of disengagement agreements, which essentially means after the summer of 2020, Chinese and Indian troops were deployed along with LoC in distances which were extremely concerning, priority has been finding the ways to separate the troops...also resuming patrol...the disengagement chapter has been done...the part which awaits us is de-escalation which is the build-up of forces along LoC...at the bilateral meeting between PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, what was agreed was that Foreign Minister and National Security Advisor would meet their counterparts...how do we actually see this relation is that...it is quite a challenge because you have two most populous countries in the world, both of whom have been rising, in a broadly parallel time frame...how do you establish an equilibrium between yourselves at the border areas...as well as establish a working relationship on other issues...how do your new expressions of influence and activities impact on the relationship in a way come into contact with each other, these are really a complex set of issues and do require lot of thinking and management"