India-China border pact: S Jaishankar, who arrived here on the first leg of his six-day visit to South America aimed at boosting overall bilateral ties with the region, made the remarks during his interaction with the Indian community here on Saturday.
India-China relations: S Jaishankar said that the big problem is the border situation and Indian military has been holding on to the ground.
The talks will be held at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point, on the Chinese side.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that he had also requested the Centre for special 4G towers in the border villages.
India, China will hold the 14th round Corps Commander-level talks likely in the second half of December, to carry forward discussions on pending issues in relation to the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on Thursday said the controversy about the Chinese coming into the Indian territory and building a new village is not true and that the villages were well within the Chinese side of the LAC.
The official agenda read that the meeting was called for, "Oral evidence of the representatives of Ministry of Defence on subject 'Provisioning, Procurement and issue of High Altitude, Clothing, Equipment, Ration and Housing' based on C&AG Report of 2019."
Tibetan town close to Arunachal Pradesh Nyingchi, was visited by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In a clear message to China from eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India will never forget the sacrifice of the 'Galwan bravehearts' and asserted that the country's armed forces are capable of giving a befitting reply to every challenge.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the Centre and said 'India deserved better as national security massively jeopardized by wasteful talks with China'.
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Jaishankar said that India-China relationship is at crossroads and choices that are made will have profound repercussions not just for two nations but for world.
India and China are engaged in talks to resolve the border standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
Nearly six months after a standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, India and China have reportedly agreed to withdraw their troops from forward positions and will "dismantle any new structures that have come up during the ongoing standoff since April-May this year in the Pangong lake area".
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief SS Deswal on Thursday said that the border issue between India and China in eastern Ladakh is expected to be resolved peacefully very shortly. Deswal said "strains in bilateral relations are already evident but we are confident these will be sorted out peacefully very shortly."
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that India has dealt with the 'worst crisis' in decades along its border with China with firmness and maturity despite facing the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic.
India and China on Wednesday held a fresh round of diplomatic talks with a focus on implementing the five-point agreement reached between the two countries to resolve the nearly five-month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh.
India-China face-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is continuing with the Indian Army foiling a number of attempts by China to unilaterally change the status quo. While several military commander level talks between the two armies have taken place, the issue is still not resolved. Though negociation talks underway, India said a Straight No when China said it wanted to deploy 50 troops near Finger 4 area, one of the friction points along the LAC.
The United States reportedly believes that China's latest incursion into the Indian territory at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh earlier last week was a deliberate provocation.
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