Reiterating its long-standing place on China, India mentioned the 2 international locations proceed to interact on the diplomatic and army sides for some kind of a decision.
Addressing the media, Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned on Thursday “India’s position on China is very well known. It is a relationship, which is not normal, but we have had dialogues both on the military side and on the diplomatic side in October and November. And the idea is that we engage so that we can have some sort of resolution,”
Jaiswal mentioned he wished to tug out what was mentioned “in these meetings that we had in October and November so that I can give you a little more details”.
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He mentioned, “The commander-level meeting was held in October where there was an agreement to maintain momentum of dialogue and negotiations through relevant military and diplomatic mechanisms. And they also committed to maintaining peace and tranquillity on the ground at the border areas”
He said additional that India and China additionally had the 20 th assembly of the WMCC (Working Mechanism for Session and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs).
“This is at the diplomatic level. We had our joint secretary in East Asia participating there. They had a very good in-depth discussion, constructive discussion, frank discussion and they looked at all the proposals to resolve remaining issues and achieve complete disengagement in eastern Ladakh,” he added.
He mentioned the 2 international locations agreed on the necessity to keep peace and tranquillity alongside the border areas, guarantee a secure state of affairs on the bottom and keep away from any untoward incident.
“And then thereafter, the two sides agreed to continue the dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and hold the next round of senior commanders meeting at the earliest to achieve the above objective,” he mentioned. The twenty eighth assembly of the WMCC was held on Thursday.
The Joint Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of Exterior Affairs led the Indian delegation and the Director-Common, Boundary and Oceanic Affairs, of the Chinese language Ministry of International Affairs led the Chinese language delegation, the MEA knowledgeable.
The 2 sides reviewed the state of affairs alongside the LAC within the Western Sector of the India-China border areas and engaged in an open, constructive and in-depth dialogue of proposals to resolve the remaining points and obtain full disengagement in Jap Ladakh, the MEA said in a press launch.
They additional agreed on the necessity to keep peace and tranquillity alongside the border areas, guarantee a secure state of affairs on the bottom and keep away from any untoward incidents.
The 2 sides agreed to proceed the dialogue via army and diplomatic channels and maintain the following spherical of the Senior Commanders’ Assembly on the earliest to attain the above goal, the MEA added.
Earlier, India and China held the twentieth spherical of Corps Commander-level talks at Chushul as a part of the continuing efforts for general disengagement and de-escalation to resolve the stand-off in jap Ladakh. The assembly was held on the Chushul-Moldo border assembly level on the Indian aspect on October 9-10.
In keeping with the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, the 2 sides exchanged views in a frank, open and constructive method for an early and mutually acceptable decision of the remaining points alongside the LAC within the Western Sector, in accordance with the steerage supplied by the nationwide management of the 2 international locations, and constructing on the progress made within the final spherical of Corps Commanders’ Assembly held on 13-14 August 2023.
The MEA said that each side agreed to keep up the momentum of dialogue and negotiations via the related army and diplomatic mechanisms.” In addition they dedicated to sustaining peace and tranquillity on the bottom within the border areas within the interim,” it added.
In the meantime, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday mirrored on India’s relationship with China, whereas shedding gentle on historic nuances, he supplied a perspective on how a extra Bharat-centric method might have formed the nation’s view of its ties with China in another way.
“If we had been more Bharat, we would have had a less rosy view of our relationship with China,” Jaishankar mentioned, delving into India’s historic views on its relationships with China.
In an handle on the launch of his ebook ‘Why Bharat Matters’ within the nationwide capital, Jaishankar mentioned, “Concerning the three international locations that I posited, Pakistan, China, and the US, have been truly three very debated relationships in our early years.
“The EAM referred to historic data, citing exchanges of notes and letters between the primary Deputy Prime Minister and House Minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the primary Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on China.
He emphasised the starkly differing views expressed by the 2 leaders, shedding gentle on the complexities of India’s early stance on its relationship with China.
“This is not something which is my fantasy. There is a kind of a record out there. There’s an exchange of notes, letters between Sardar Patel and Pandit Nehru on China, and they have very starkly differing views about it,” the EAM added.
With inputs from ANI.