Our Relations With China Not Normal: Jaishankar After Meeting Chinese Counterpart

Mumbai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, “No, our relationship (with China) is not normal.”

India’s EAM said, “No, our relationship (with China at present) is not normal, given the presence of a large number of troops in contravention of the 1993-96 agreements on meeting with Chinese Foreign Min Wang Yi. “

“So long there are very large deployments, border situation is not normal. We still have ongoing friction areas, have made progress in resolving some friction areas including Pangong Tso. Our discussion today was how to take this forward. There have been 15 rounds of talks,” Indian EAM further added.

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S Jaishankar said that the current situation is a ‘Work in Progress’, obviously, at a slower pace than desirable…This needs to be taken forwards since completion of the disengagement (at LAC) is necessary for disengagement. The restoration of normal ties will require restoration of normalcy in border areas: Jaishankar after talks with Chinese Foreign Minister.

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S Jaishankar made the remarks after talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi that lasted for nearly three hours. Jaishankar said he and his Chinese counterpart addressed a broad and genuine agenda in an open and clear manner.

This is the first talk at the highest level since the skirmish between the two sides in the Galwan Valley in the summer of 2020.

Both countries have held several rounds of border talks to resolve the standoff. India has called for complete disengagement in eastern Ladakh at all friction points.

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