India-China border: What did S Jaishankar say on the agreement between India and China on LAC?

 

S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, discussed in detail during a session in Pune.

China disrupted the peace and calm we had preserved in the border regions in 2020. Since then, everyone is also aware of the Galwan Valley incident. Our negotiations, which began that year, are divided into following three sections.

1. Disengagement: Disengagement indicates that there were numerous locations along the border where our soldiers were extremely close to one another. Normally, you keep a safe distance along the border in case something goes wrong by accident. Therefore, the most crucial thing is that I would prioritize checking the disclosure of the issue, returning to your original base, and maintaining some distance between you.
2. Border Security: There were instances where we were blocked by the Chinese while on patrol and we responded to them.
3. De-escalation: We also performed a lot of counter-deployment of troops as they were in numbers. We refer to this as de-escalation. We knew that our troops are numbered in the hundreds. It is important to maintain a certain distance and perform patrolling. Later,  removing any forces that may be present and maintaining solidarity at the border.

There were two locations, Darsang and Danchok, where we were preventing one another from patrolling after 2020, and there was an issue with that. This brought about the agreement and accord that was reached on October 21. Therefore, it was decided that the troops would be allowed to resume their patrolling activities prior to 2020 once the patrolling barriers were removed. 

Since he hadn't seen the president in five years, the prime minister had a formal meeting with him when he traveled to the BRICS. Although he used to attend several meetings, there was never a formal gathering, and it was agreed that our Foreign Minister and NSA would meet with the Chinese equivalent to continue the conversation.

The Prime Minister of India had not met the President of China since five years, so when he traveled for the BRICS, he had a formal meeting with him. Although he used to attend several meetings, there was never a formal meeting though. It was agreed that our Foreign Minister and NSA would meet with the Chinese equivalent to continue the border security conversation. At a press briefing, India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Mistry declared that China and India had reached a consensus on the gas route on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, while BRICS summit was starting.

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