External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stresses the significance of maintaining traditional troop positions along the Line of Actual Control for stable India-China relations. He underscores border security and the historical pacts that ensured peace.
- Jaishankar focuses on securing India’s borders and upholding historical agreements.
- Ongoing negotiations with China highlight the need for traditional troop deployment.
- India and China agreed in the late 1980s to limit troop presence at the border.
- Violations of these agreements in 2020 led to conflict and strained relations.
- Jaishankar advocates returning to traditional troop deployment to prevent future.
Jaishankar’s call for reverting to traditional troop deployment aims to establish a stable foundation in India-China relations, emphasizing the importance of honoring historical agreements to avoid conflicts like those in 2020.