‘We can never compromise on securing our border..,’ says EAM Jaishankar on India-China relations
China hinges on the conventional deployment of troops, which will serve as a necessary condition for shaping the future relationship with Beijing. “My first duty to Indians is to secure the border. I can never compromise on that," Jaishankar said while responding to a question on the current state of India's relations with China during his interaction with the Indian diaspora here in the Malaysian capital, as reported by PTI.
Also Read: 'We shouldn't be scared of Beijing,' EAM S Jaishankar on India's stance when geopolitics is shaped in 'China's way' He said every country wants “good relations with its neighbours. Who doesn't? But every relationship has to be founded on some basis." “We're still negotiating with the Chinese. I talk to my counterpart.
We meet from time to time. Our military commanders negotiate with each other. But we are very clear that we had an agreement.
There is a Line of Actual Control. We have a tradition of not bringing troops to that line. Both of us have bases some distance away, which is our traditional deployment place.
And we want that normalcy," EAM said. "So that normalcy that returns to where we are in terms of the troop deployment will be the basis for the relationship going forward. And we've been very, very honest with the Chinese about it," Jaishankar said.
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