Sandeep dikshit
Tribune news service
New Delhi, September 11
India and China agreed on a five-point approach involving more talks to end tensions in the Royal Line of Control (LAC) following a discussion between their Foreign Ministers in which they both addressed the links between bilateral relations and the border problem. .
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A joint statement at the end of the two-and-a-half-hour discussion in Moscow between Foreign Ministers S Jaishankar and Wang Yi saw coincidence on the path to resolving tensions, but their narratives diverged on whether the border issue was trajectory-related. general of bilateral relations.
Roadmap accepted
- Be guided by Modi-Xi’s consensus on bonding
- Troops must continue their dialogue, disconnect quickly
- Comply with existing
agreements and protocol on border matters
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Dialogue will continue in the Special Representative and the Working Mechanism
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As the situation improves, speed up work on new CBMs
However, three hours after the discussion, the Chinese embassy emailed a version of the meeting quoting Wang as saying that India-China ties were once again at a “crossroads.” Wang described China’s “tough” position on the situation at the border and called on the Indian side to “push back all the men they have trespassed.” He said he was willing to have an “enhanced dialogue” at the field commander level to facilitate the process. Sources here said that the Moscow meeting saw the Indian side seeking disengagement in all areas of friction with the military. commanders preparing for final deployment to permanent posts. The Chinese side was also told that its large concentration of troops had created several pockets of tension throughout LAC.
The Chinese embassy statement quoted Jaishankar as saying that India “does not consider the development of bilateral relations to depend on the question of boundaries and India does not want to back down.”
The sources here did not refute this Chinese claim about Jaishankar. But they indirectly contradicted the Chinese quote about Jaishankar by claiming that recent incidents in eastern Ladakh “have” affected the development of the bilateral relationship. The sources stressed that while India recognized that a final solution would take time, peace on the border was essential to further develop bilateral ties in other areas.
The joint statement did not mention the timetable for the disengagement or restoration of the status quo for April.
Although they agreed on a five-point agenda to improve the current situation in LAC that “is not in the interest of either party,” Jaishankar and Wang said that both sides would continue the dialogue on three levels, through the mechanism of the Special Representative, Work Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination and level of field commanders.
The ministers agreed that as the situation improves, the two sides should accelerate work to conclude new confidence-building measures to maintain peace in the border areas. The interaction held on the sidelines of the SCO meeting agreed not to allow differences to become disputes by complying with all existing agreements and protocols on border issues between China and India, maintaining peace and tranquility in border areas and avoiding any action that could aggravate things. .
