Delivering his remarks in the Parliament on the ‘Latest Developments in India’s Foreign Policy’, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on December 7 said that India won’t tolerate China’s attempts to unilaterally change the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
“Diplomatically, we’re clear with Chinese we won’t tolerate attempts to unilaterally change LAC. If they continue to do that and build up forces which constitute serious concerns in border areas then our relationship isn’t normal and that abnormality is evident in last few years,” the External Affairs Minister said in the Rajya Sabha.
If China continues to build forces in the border area, it will have a serious impact and concerns on the relationship between both countries, Jaishankar further said.
“Meanwhile, military commanders continue to engage each other and given the sensitivity of the matter, I believe it is something that is left to the military commanders to deal with. I believe the House should be cognizant of the national sensitivity of such a delicate matter,” the EAM added.
Earlier when Jaishankar met the outgoing Chinese envoy to India Sun Weidong in October, emphasized that peace and tranquillity in the border areas are essential to maintaining bilateral ties.
“Emphasized that the development of India-China relations is guided by the 3 Mutuals. Peace and tranquillity in the border areas are essential, Jaishankar had tweeted on October 26.
“The normalization of India-China relations is in the interest of both countries, of Asia and the world at large,” he had said in another tweet.
Furthermore, Jaishankar also outlined the situation in Sri Lanka and said that India has always extended support to the entirety of Sri Lanka which also includes the Tamil community, Sinhalese community and people from all other communities.
“We have given support to the entirety of Sri Lanka which also includes the Tamil community, Sinhalese community and people from all other communities. We haven’t taken a communal approach in giving support to a neighbour in a serious economic situation,” Jaishankar added.
