NEW DELHI: Minister for Foreign Affairs S Jaishankar He said on Saturday that the border clash with India is not in China’s interest as it has “significantly impacted” public sentiment against it in India.
“I think what has happened does not really benefit China, as it significantly affected public sentiment,” he added. Jaishankar was quoted as saying.
“Professionally, I have seen the evolution of how the Indian public feels about China over the past decades and I am old enough to remember much more difficult days, especially in my childhood and adolescence,” he said.
Jaishankar added that he believes the present Ladakh The confrontation with China is a challenge for India, and he says he is confident that India will rise to the occasion.
“We are being tested. I am confident that we will rise to the occasion and meet the challenge of national security.”
Jaishankar further said that the real danger for China is that its “carefully developed goodwill” will dissipate due to the India-China border crisis.
“I think the real danger is goodwill developed so carefully that it will dissipate,” Jaishankar said.
Jaishankar called the events on the border with China this year, leading to a bloody Galwan Valley Incident in June with victims on both sides “disturbing”, and said they have raised some “very basic concerns” in India.
On the question of when he sees the conflict resolved, Jaishankar made no predictions. “I will not go into the prediction zone,” said EAM Jaishankar.
India and China have been involved in a border confrontation for most of the past six months. Both sides have held multiple rounds of military and diplomatic talks. However, no progress has yet been made.
(With inputs from agencies)
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