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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said both India and China have been involved in talks at diplomatic and military levels to resolve the ongoing border dispute in Ladakh since 2020-21
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India and China have achieved a broad consensus on patrolling and grazing to traditional areas in a step towards resolving differences along the Line of Actual Control.
Singh said both the countries have been involved in talks at diplomatic and military levels to resolve the ongoing border dispute in Ladakh since 2020-21. Speaking at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2024, he described the pact reached between the two countries as a “significant development” that underscores the importance of defence dialogue on the global stage.
“India and China have been involved in talks both at diplomatic and military levels to resolve their differences in certain areas along the LAC. Pursuant to the talks, broad consensus has been achieved to restore ground situation based on the principles of equal and mutual security,” he said.
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He added: “The consensus achieved includes patrolling and grazing to traditional areas. This is the power of engaging in continuous dialogue because sooner or later, solutions will emerge.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (October 23) endorsed the India-China agreement on patrolling and disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and issued directions to revive different bilateral dialogue mechanisms, signalling attempts to normalise ties hit by the deadly military clash.
In the nearly 50-minute meeting held on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, Modi underscored the importance of properly handling differences and disputes, and not allowing those to disturb peace and tranquility in border areas. He said mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity should remain the basis of the bilateral relations.
(With PTI inputs)