The Ministry of External Affairs said in a report on Monday that India’s situation with China is ‘complicated’ and China has been trying to unilaterally change eastern Ladakh since April-May 2020, due to which peace in the border areas has been affected.
It has been said in the report that ‘appropriate response’ has been given by the Indian Army to these attempts.
2022 Annual Report of the Ministry of External Affairs said, “India’s relations with China are complex. Both sides agreed to settle the remaining border disputes and believe that peace and tranquillity in the border areas is necessary for the development of bilateral relations.”
The Ministry of External Affairs said that both the countries are ready to resolve the issues on LAC through dialogue and talks are going on continuously so that peace can be established by resolving the disputes at all the disputed places.
“Continued unilateral efforts by China to change the status quo have affected bilateral relations since then,” the report wrote.
The report reiterated much that has been conveyed by the Indian side to China’s leadership since the start of the standoff almost three years ago, such as the suggestion that the bilateral relationship is “best served by observing the three mutuals – mutual respect, mutual sensitivity, and mutual interests”.
The two sides, which have deployed more than 50,000 troops each in the Ladakh sector, pulled back frontline troops from both banks of Pangong Lake, Gogra and Hot Springs following more than two dozen rounds of diplomatic and military talks. However, they have been unable to reach an understanding on other friction points such as Depsang and Demchok, with the Chinese side insisting that the border row be put in its “appropriate” place while the two sides take forward ties in other sectors.
