In a veiled dig at China, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Friday that when nations disregard their legal obligations or violate longstanding agreements, the damage to trust and confidence is immense.
DHAKA In a veiled dig at China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that when nations disregard the legal obligations or violate longstanding agreements, the damage to trust and confidence is immense. Addressing the 6th Indian Ocean Conference here in the Bangladeshi capital, he also said a significant shared concern through the Indian Ocean is that of unsustainable debt generated by unviable projects. “When nations disregard the legal obligations or violate long-standing agreements. As we have seen, the damage to trust and confidence is immense,” he said, apparently referring to China’s violation of border pacts with India. India has been slamming China’s deployment of a massive number of troops and its aggressive behaviour along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh in violation of pacts on border management. India has firmly told China that its violation of the border pacts has eroded the entire basis of bilateral ties and that all
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Nepali counterpart Narayan Prakash Saud for the first time here on Friday and discussed ways to boost bilateral ties in energy, trade, connectivity and hydroelectricity.The two ministers met on the sidelines of the 6th Indian Ocean Conference being held in Bangladeshs capital Dhaka.A good first meeting with FM N.P. Saud of Nepal.