India’s big diplomatic victory(diplomatic )

Beijing: China on Monday said it is ready to implement  (diplomatic ) the consensus reached between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on key issues during their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Russia. When asked about the possibility of a meeting between Modi and Xi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, “President Xi Jinping met Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines of the recently held BRICS summit in Kazan.” He said, “China is ready to work with India to implement the consensus reached between the leaders of the two countries on key issues, enhance dialogue and cooperation and promote strategic mutual trust.” Jian said he had no information about the schedule of the meeting between the leaders and officials.

What did PM Modi and Jinping say?

In a nearly 50-minute meeting held on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan last month, Modi and Xi supported the agreement between India and China on the withdrawal of troops from the remaining deadlocked places on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and the resumption of patrolling there. The two leaders also issued instructions to restore various bilateral dialogue mechanisms. In the meeting, Modi underlined the importance of resolving differences and disputes in a proper manner, not allowing peace and stability in the border areas to be disrupted. He said that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity should remain the basis of relations. At the same time, Xi had said that China-India relations basically depend on how the two large developing countries, each with a population of about 1.4 billion, treat each other. He said that China and India should maintain a good strategic perception of each other and work together to find a “correct and bright path” for the two countries to live in harmony and develop together. Relations between India and China had reached a low level
The relations between India and China had reached a low level after the military clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020. This clash was the most severe military clash between the two sides in the last few decades. India and China agreed on an agreement on 21 October to withdraw troops from the remaining places of conflict in eastern Ladakh and start patrolling. This agreement was seen as a major breakthrough towards resolving the military standoff that has been going on for nearly four years in eastern Ladakh. Modi and Xi also directed the Special Representatives on the India-China border issue to meet soon for talks and continue their efforts to resolve issues related to the LAC. India’s Special Representative for this dialogue is National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, while the Chinese side is led by Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Special Representative mechanism was established in 2003. Since then, 20 rounds of talks have taken place between the two sides. The last talks were held in 2019.