India, China Foreign Ministers to establish hotline
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China’s Foreign Minister talks to Jaishankar over phone
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Indian and Chinese troops during the disengagement process from the banks of Pangong lake area in Eastern Ladakh recently. | Photo Credit:
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China’s Foreign Minister talks to Jaishankar over phone
The foreign ministers of India and China have agreed to establish a new hotline to ensure “timely communication” in the wake of last year s border crisis, but differed sharply on the way forward to restore relations in a 75-minute phone call on Thursday.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, “bilateral relations have been impacted severely over last year” and that while “the Boundary Question may take time to resolve”, the “disturbance of peace and tranquility, including by violence, will inevitably have a damaging impact on the relationship.”