On May 19, 2024, armored vehicles of the Indian Army were parked at a military camp in eastern Ladakh.
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India and China agree to step up efforts to resolve long-standing border issues between the two countries Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on Thursday.
“The two ministers agreed that the prolongation of the current situation in the border areas is not in the interests of both parties,” the statement read.
Asian powers have been at loggerheads over their borders for decades.
“Jaishan stressed the need to redouble efforts to achieve complete disengagement in the remaining areas of eastern Ladakh and restore peace and tranquility on the borders to remove obstacles to normalcy in bilateral relations.”
India and China Shared 3500 kilometers Himalayan border. To the west, China controls 38,000 square kilometers of territory also claimed by India. In the east, India has 90,000 square kilometers of land Beijing claims it belongs to China.
Wang Yi said the two countries should “properly handle differences” to stabilize relations and should work together “Oppose unilateral bullying and resist camp confrontation”, according to a statement from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Earlier this year, the United States made remarks on the India-China border issue, triggering a strong response from Beijing.
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“India-China relations are best served by adhering to three common denominators – mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and common interests,” a statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs read.
June 2020, 20 indian and Four Chinese soldiers were killed in action In a standoff in the western Himalayas. Although no shots were fired, it was the deadliest fighting between the two countries since 1967.
Tensions between the two countries again heightened in March this year when China claimed the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet and called the area South Tibet.
India has refuted the claims, claiming Arunachal Pradesh has always been part of the South Asian country.
“These claims were ridiculous from the beginning and they remain ridiculous today. Arunachal Pradesh is part of India because it is part of India, not because other countries say it is part of India,” Jaishankar said in response to him Interviewed by CNBC during a visit to Singapore in March.
—CNBC’s Vinay Dwivedi contributed to this article.
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