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As Tensions With China Simmer, Jaishankar Outlines Eight Principles to Repair Ties With Neighbour
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday outlined eight broad principles for repairing ties between India and China that included strict adherence to all agreements on management of the Line of Actual Control, mutual respect and sensitivity, and recognising each other s aspirations as rising Asian powers.
In an address at an online conference on India-China ties, Jaishankar said the events in eastern Ladakh last year have profoundly disturbed the relationship and asserted that any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo along the LAC is completely unacceptable . The external affairs minister said any expectation that the situation at the border can be brushed aside and life can carry on undisturbed is simply not realistic.
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Tens of thousands of troops on both sides are currently stationed in freezing temperatures around the region of Ladakh in a bitter standoff that has lasted for months. Tensions in the area flared last year after a clash between groups of Indian and Chinese troops left at least 20 soldiers dead in June.
With 50,000 troops of each army deployed in the region for an indefinite period and no dialogue at the senior level, the two sides have been working to prevent any untoward incident on the ground.