Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday that India’s situation with China is stable, but it is not normal, it is very sensitive. We have to fight, cooperate, live together, face and challenge China. Relations with China are very complicated. The Army Chief said that we want the situation with China to be like before April 2020. Be it the occupation of land or the creation of a buffer zone. Till the time the situation is restored to its previous form, the situation will remain sensitive and we are fully prepared to deal with any situation. The biggest damage has been to our trust. He said that 17 commander-level meetings have taken place between India and China since April. We have discussed many issues in these meetings. Now when there are difficult situations on both sides, we have to find a way in which both benefit. Army Chief said- China is settling villages in its area on LAC, we have no problem
On the issue of China settling villages near LAC (Line of Actual Control), the Army Chief said that the Chinese Army is doing artificial settlement here. There is no problem in this, they can do whatever they want in their area. As far as the Indian Army is concerned, we have already built such model villages. He said that more importantly, now the state governments are being empowered to develop resources. At present, everyone is working together under the supervision of the Army, State Governments and the Central Government. The model towns that the Army is building now will be even better. Foreign Ministry said- Efforts are on to end the tension with the help of meetings
Earlier in early September, the Ministry of External Affairs had given an update on the current situation of India-China relations. He had said that efforts are on to continue the dialogue and resolve the tension through Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) meetings. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has continuously discussed relations with China in many forums and has also been giving updates on what has been discussed in the WMCC meetings. In Geneva, the Foreign Minister had said – 75% of the dispute with China has been resolved. Foreign Minister Jaishankar had said on September 12 during a summit in Geneva, Switzerland, 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 clash between China and India in Galwan in 2020 has badly affected the relations between the two countries. After the violence on the border, no one can say that the rest of the relationship will not be affected by it. Jaishankar said that talks are going on between the two countries. The closeness of the armies of the two countries on the border is a big issue. He also said that if the border dispute is resolved, then improvement in India-China relations is possible. However, on September 25, at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York, he clarified his statement that 75% of the disputes had been resolved. He said, ‘I said this only in the context of the withdrawal of troops. Challenges still remain on other issues with China.’ He said, ‘India’s history with China has been full of difficulties.’ Read the full news here… What happened in Galwan Valley On 15 June 2020, China had gathered troops in the border areas of Eastern Ladakh on the pretext of exercise. After this, incidents of infiltration took place at many places. The Indian government also deployed troops equal to China in this area. The situation became so bad that bullets were fired on the LAC. Meanwhile, 20 Indian soldiers were martyred in a clash with the Chinese army in Galwan Valley on June 15. Later India also gave a befitting reply to this. About 60 Chinese soldiers were killed in this. Read this news too… S Jaishankar met Chinese Foreign Minister: Said- LAC and previous agreements should be respected, only then relations between the two countries will improve. An important meeting took place between Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Laos. In this, the India-China border dispute was discussed between the leaders. Jaishankar asked the Chinese Foreign Minister to respect the LAC and previous agreements. Jaishankar said that stabilizing relations is in the interest of both countries. He told Wang Yi that the border dispute is the main reason in the way of restoring India-China relations. He said that whatever the situation is on the border, the same will be reflected in our relations. Read the full news here…
