The Army Chief spoke on India-China relations while addressing the curtain raiser program of the Chanakya Forum Dialogue.
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday that India's position with China is stable, but not normal, it is quite sensitive. We have to fight and live together. China has to be confronted and challenged. Relations with China are very complicated.
The Army Chief said that we want the situation with China to be the same as it was before April 2020. Be it a case of land acquisition or creation of a buffer zone. The situation will remain vulnerable until the situation returns to normal and we are fully prepared to face any eventuality. The biggest damage has been done to our faith.
He said that 17 commander level meetings have been held between India and China since April. We have discussed many issues in these meetings. Now that both sides are in difficult situations, we have to find a way that benefits both.
This image is of a bloody clash between Indian and Chinese troops on June 15, 2020, in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh. After this, the dispute between the two countries became more intense.
Army Chief said- China is settling villages in its own area on LAC, we have no problem Regarding the construction of villages near China's LAC (Line of Actual Control), the Army Chief said that the Chinese Army is building artificial settlements here. No problem, they can do whatever they want in their area. As far as the Indian Army is concerned, we have already built such model villages.
More importantly, he said, state governments are now being empowered to develop resources. Currently everyone is working together under the supervision of Army, State Governments and Central Government. The model towns the Army is building now would be better.
The Ministry of External Affairs said- Efforts are on to end the tension through meetings Earlier in early September, the Ministry of External Affairs had given an update on the current status of India-China relations. He said efforts were on to resolve tensions through a working mechanism for continuous dialogue and consultation and coordination (WMCC) meetings.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has continuously discussed relations with China at several forums and is also giving updates on what has been discussed in the WMCC meetings.
The foreign minister said in Geneva – 75% of the dispute with China has been resolved.
Jaishankar said that talks are going on between the two sides to find a solution to the problem.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said during the summit in Geneva, Switzerland on September 12 that 75 percent of the dispute with China has been resolved. The External Affairs Minister also said that the issue of increasing militarization along the border is still serious.
Jaishankar said that the fierce clash between China and India in 2020 has had a bad impact on the relations between the two countries. No one can say that after border violence, other relations will not be affected.
Jaishankar said that talks are going on between the two countries. A major issue is the proximity of the armies of the two countries to each other along the border. He also said that improvement in India-China relations is possible if the border dispute is resolved.
However, on September 25, at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York, he clarified his statement that 75% of disputes would be resolved. He said, 'I said this only in reference to the withdrawal of troops. Challenges remain with China on other issues. He said, 'India's history with China has been full of difficulties.'
What happened in Galwan Ghati?
On 15 June 2020, China deployed troops in the border areas of eastern Ladakh on the pretext of an exercise. After this incidents of infiltration took place in many places.
The Indian government also deployed the same number of troops as China in the area. The situation became so bad that bullets were rained on the LAC.
Meanwhile, on June 15, 20 Indian soldiers were martyred in a clash with the Chinese army in the Galwan Valley. Later India also gave a jaw-dropping reply to this. About 60 Chinese soldiers were killed.
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S Jaishankar meets Chinese Foreign Minister: Said – LAC and previous agreements should be respected, only then will relations between the two countries be right
An important meeting was held in Laos between Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. In which the India-China border dispute was discussed between the leaders. Jaishankar asked the Chinese foreign minister to respect the LAC and earlier agreements.
Jaishankar said that stability in relations is in the interest of both countries. He cited the border dispute as the main reason for Wang Yi to normalize India-China relations again. He said that the situation on the border will be similar to that seen in our relations.
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