"Under PM Modi, no one can capture even an inch of our land...": Rajnath Singh
India lost a «substantial» amount of land to China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh affirmed that no one can occupy even an inch of Indian land under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.
Reacting to the reports of Chinese construction near the Line of Actual Control (LAC), he said that both countries are independent in carrying out construction on their side of the LAC.
On being asked if China has occupied any piece of Indian land, the Defence Minister said, «I don't think so».
«Commander-level talks are going on between India and China,» Singh said in an exclusive interview with ANI. «There are some issues, some date back to 2013, which need to be resolved.»
He further said that both countries are holding talks with the belief that a resolution will be reached.
«When talks take place between two countries, it is not easy to determine the time frame by when will we get the results, but both countries are holding talks with the belief that we will reach a resolution,» the Defence Minister said.
«On the issues that we are discussing, if they (China) agree, then I don't think there is a reason for distrust,» he added.
The two countries have been in a military standoff for the last three years since May 2020, when the Chinese tried to aggressively alter the status quo on the Line of Actual Control.
India and China held the 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) last month.
The two countries exchanged views on ways of achieving complete
