Amidst border stand-off, PM Modi, Xi to meet four times this month
New Delhi, Nov 08: Amidst the tensions with China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president, Xi Jinping are likely to four times this month.
The two leaders will meet at summits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on November 10, the BRICS summit on November 17 and G20 summit on November 21. While the BRICS and SCO grouping will be hosted by Russia, the G-20 will be organised by Saudi Arabia. The two leaders would also meet at the 15th East Asia Summit, which will be held virtually from November 12 to 15.
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Both leaders are meeting for the first time after tensions broke out between the two countries along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. The meeting of the two leaders is important considering the fact that several rounds of military and diplomatic talks have not yielded the desired results.
The SCO is a more important forum for India to underscore concerns about terrorism and also the need to respect regional integrity and sovereignty.
Meanwhile sources tell OneIndia that the issue is being dealt with an immense amount of patience. We do not expect a quick fix, but want a long lasting solution to the issue. It is important that we keep talking and hence the dialogue channels have been kept open the source also said.
China during the negotiations with India has made certain unacceptable demands with regard to de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
China
suggested
it
would
patrol
till
Finger
5
of
Pangong
Tso,
whole
India
would
patrol
till
Finger
3.
This
arrangement
is
unacceptable
to
India
because
Finger
4
will
become
part
of
occupied
Aksai
Chin.
Sources
familiar
with
the
developments
tell
OneIndia
that
if
this
proposal
by
the
Chinese
is
accepted
then
Finger
4
becomes
out
of
bounds.
This
has
been
outrightly
rejected,
the
official
said.
The Chinese perception of the LAC by a 1959 line runs through Finger 4 of the Pangong Tso lake. On the other hand, the Indian perception is that the line runs through Finger 8 of the lake. The People's Liberation Army has built a road right up to Finger 4 from Finger 8.
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India has also rejected Beijing's proposal that the Army vacate Rezang La-Rechin La ridge line on the south bank of Pangong Tso. China had said that this could be the first part of the disengagement process.
After the military commander level talks held last month, India and China said that both sides held that discussions were constructive and marked by enhanced understanding of each other's positions. India and China agree to maintain dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels. It was agreed at Sino-India talks to maintain dialogue for mutually acceptable solution for disengagement as early as possible, the Indian Army also said.