Multiple times in the past year, China's government and airlines have urged India's civil aviation authorities to restore direct air connections, emphasising its significance as a "major concern" for China.
India and China held the 29th round of border consultation in Beijing on Wednesday, where the South Asian nations discussed ways to achieve complete disengagement and resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh region.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh faced India TV's chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharm in his iconic show Aap Ki Adalat. The Union Minister spoke on various issues including India-China relations, 2020 Galwan clash, on upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Kejriwal's arrest among other issues.
The Chinese side said that Beijing has stressed multiple times that the boundary question does not represent the entirety of the China-India relations, which should be placed appropriately in the bilateral relations and managed properly.
India-China relations remain frozen since May 2020 after the Galwan border clash near the Line of Actual Control, despite several rounds of high-level military talks. Jaishankar on Monday said India is committed to a fair outcome but one respectful of agreements recognising the LAC.
Chinese Ministry of National Defence spokesperson Senior Colonel Wu Qian blamed India for violating consensus and making unilateral provocations and stressed that both countries are in constant touch. India-China relations remain frozen for over three years following the Galwan Valley clash in 2020.
India and China have a history of enduring border disputes, and the two nations have been involved in several military and diplomatic standoffs over the years. After the Galwan Valley incident in 2020, the two countries have held several rounds of Corps Commander-level talks to end LAC stand-off.
Naravane in his memoirs 'Four Stars of Destiny' recounted the Indian response to the Chinese aggression in Eastern Ladakh in 2020, saying It took the Indian Army to show to world that 'enough is enough'.
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande said that India's firm and resolute stand against the Chinese during the Galwan stand-off made the world take note of our political and military resolve. He also said that China has been looking at geopolitical and trade agreements as a zero-sum game.
While addressing a special press conference on Monday, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra gave a cryptic reply to the reporters who asked him about the possibility of PM Modi meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The troops and weapons were ferried by the transport fleet of the IAF within a very short period of time for quick deployment in various inhospitable areas along the LAC under a special operation.
The two nations have been locked in a military standoff since May 2020, when the Chinese attempted to forcefully alter the status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The two Ministers had frank discussions about the developments in the India-China border areas as well as bilateral relations.
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India-China ties: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar claimed that what happened in 2020 in Eastern Ladakh was an attempt by one party to violate agreements and understandings, and that is what caused the conflict in the Galwan Valley.
India-China disengagement in Ladakh: The process, which started on September 8 after months of talks and 16 rounds of Corps Commander meetings, as per sources, entails both two sides moving back after their May 2020 friction.
KCR in Bihar: Telangana CM proposed visit assumes significance as his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar recently severed ties with the NDA and formed a government in that state with RJD, Congress, CPI-ML (L), CPI, CPI(M) and HAM under the 'Mahagathbandhan.'
In 2020, the Modi government showed China that no one can take India's borders and jawans lightly during the Galwan faceoff and at the same time New Delhi has emphasised that the neighbouring country has been a 'important partner'
Ajit Doval told Wang Yi that the continuation of the present situation in eastern Ladakh is not in mutual interest and there was need to ensure that actions do not violate the spirit of equal and mutual security.
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