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New Delhi: An important breakthrough has been announced between India and China on the ongoing border dispute in eastern Ladakh. According to India, both the countries have agreed to an agreement for patrolling on the Line of Actual Control. The dispute comes after a series of talks between the two countries that have been going on for several years. This simply means that both countries have agreed to return to the situation before 2020. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that in the status quo after the agreement, the armies of both the countries will withdraw from Depsang and Demchok and patrol the Line of Actual Control. This is being considered a diplomatic success for India.
He said that the agreement reached between the two countries regarding patrolling system is the solution to the tension that arose in Eastern Ladakh in 2020. This important development comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia for the 16th BRICS Summit on October 22 and 23.
The Foreign Secretary said that political and military talks have been going on between India and China for the last several weeks. We have reached an agreement with China on the Line of Actual Control issue. Patrolling arrangements have been made to send back the troops and bring the situation under control.
Recently, after talks between the officials of the two countries, India and China have reached an agreement for patrolling in eastern Ladakh. After the agreement on patrolling, the tension on the border is expected to reduce. Talks have been going on between India and China for the past few weeks to resolve the remaining issue on the actual Akush Line.
It is noteworthy that on 15 and 16 June 2020, there was a conflict between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Eastern Ladakh Valley. 20 Indian and 500 Chinese soldiers were killed in this. Since then relations between the two countries are tense. India has been insisting that unless border relations are established with China, relations between the two countries cannot be normal.
Meanwhile, when China's Foreign Ministry was asked whether the Indian Prime Minister and the Chinese Prime Minister would meet during the BRICS summit, they replied that we will give whatever update there is in this regard. Both the leaders are scheduled to attend the BRICS summit starting on Tuesday. In this way, after fifty-two months i.e. four and a half years, the tense situation on the border between the two countries has ended. Due to military conflict and tensions, there were disagreements and sharp disagreements between the two sides regarding the duration of the patrol. Many questions were also raised regarding China's intention to continuously increase its hold on Indian soil. At this time, India was successful in responding to China's military maneuvers in its own language as well as in bringing China to the reconciliation table.
We can say that the process regarding withdrawal of troops with China on LAC has been completed. With this, we will be able to patrol even those places where we were patrolling before 2020. I think this is a good development.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the policy of patience with China has yielded results. We were having this conversation since September 2020. After meeting the then Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow, I felt that we could return to peace and the situation before 2020. These negotiations have been a very complex process and I am hopeful that we are moving towards peace.
He said that the situation between the two countries is very positive. Both are seen in the same situation as before Galvan in 2020. Now it will be worth seeing how this consensus progresses. Earlier on September 12, he had said in a summit in Geneva that 75 percent of the dispute with China has been resolved. Along with this, he also expressed serious concern about the increasing militarization on the border by China. After this, military disengagement at Depsang and Demchok will begin rapidly. He said that the 21st century belongs to Asia.
