S. Jaishankar said on Friday that relations between China and India cannot return to normal if there is continued unrest in the disputed border regions.
S. Jaishankar, India’s minister of external affairs, stated on Friday that relations between China and India were not normal and issued a warning that such relations could not exist as long as peace and tranquilly are disturbed in the disputed border regions between the two nuclear-armed nations. After a gathering of the foreign ministers of the SCO members in Goa, Jaishankar stated that India-China relations are not normal and cannot be normal if peace and tranquillity in border areas are disturbed.
The issue is that there is an atypical posture in the border areas, along the boundary, Jaishankar said in response to a query about the outcome of his private discussion with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang. We discussed it in great detail…We have to take the disengagement process forward. I have made it very clear, openly as well, that India-China relations are not normal.u201d
Source – India today
On Thursday, EAM Jaishankar and Qin met in Benaulim in Goa outside of the SCO Foreign Ministers conference. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang reaffirmed during their meeting that the situation at the China-India border is generally stable and that both sides should build on the current successes and strictly adhere to the relevant agreements while urging for further cooling and easing of the conditions for lasting peace and tranquilly at the frontier.
Qin emphasised that the two sides must continue to implement the significant agreement reached by the leaders of the two nations, build on the successes already made, strictly adhere to all pertinent agreements, push for further cooling and easing of the border situation, and uphold lasting peace and tranquilly in the border regions.
China, according to Qin Gang, supports India’s efforts to hold a successful SCO summit and believes that India would contribute positively to the summit’s success in the spirit of cooperation and unity as the rotating chair.
According to a joint press statement, the two sides also discussed regional and global topics of mutual interest.
After the meetings, Jaishankar stated in a tweet that the emphasis remained on finding a solution to any unresolved problems and maintaining calm and peace in the border regions. A thorough conversation on our bilateral relationship with State Councillor and FM Qin Gang of China. The emphasis is still on concluding open matters and maintaining tranquilly and peace in the border regions, he added.
At a meeting last week, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu that China’s breach of the existing border agreements had eroded the entire foundation of relations between the two nations and that all border-related disputes needed to be settled in accordance with the agreements already in place.
Jaishankar also criticised Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of Pakistan during a news conference, calling him a promoter, justifier, and a spokesperson of the terrorist sector.
Regarding Bhutto Zardari’s remarks on combating terrorism, Jaishankar claimed that Pakistan’s credibility in doing so is eroding even more quickly than its foreign exchange reserves.
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The external affairs minister responded, Terrorists do not meet together with terrorist victims to discuss terrorism. There cannot be discussions between India and Pakistan on addressing the problem.
Jammu and Kashmir was, is, and will always be a part of India, according to Jaishankar. As part of multilateral diplomacy, according to the External Affairs Minister, Bhutto Zardari visited India while serving as foreign minister of a SCO member state. Do not see it as anything more than that, he said.
According to Jaishankar, it has been made very clear on the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that although connectivity is beneficial for development, it cannot infringe upon the territorial integrity and sovereignty of states. He said that Bhutto Zardari received appropriate treatment in his capacity as the foreign minister of a SCO member state.
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