GS BILATERAL – INDIA-CHINA | Sept 2020

BILATERAL – INDIA-CHINA

Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart Wei in Moscow: China had sought meeting on sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers conference

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Moscow

    Singh is on a three-day visit to Russia for the combined meeting of Defence Ministers of the SCO, Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Member States in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of victory in the Second World War.

    The meeting comes amid the ongoing four-month standoff in eastern Ladakh after the ingress of Chinese troops into Indian-held territory along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at several locations and undertook a massive military build-up.

    Addressing the meeting, Mr. Singh emphasised that “peaceful, stable and secure region of SCO member states, home to over 40% of the global population, demands a climate of trust and cooperation, non-aggression, respect for international rules, sensitivity to each other’s interest and peaceful resolution of differences.”

    “I reaffirm today that India is committed to evolution of a global security architecture which will be open, transparent, inclusive, rules-based and anchored in international laws,” Mr. Singh stated.

    Speaking at an Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) webinar, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said, “We remain firmly committed to making sure that we preserve our territorial integrity… and we will not yield on that ground, we will remain firm and resolute. At the same time, we are open to resolving outstanding issues through dialogue.”

    “This [LAC situation] is one of the most serious challenges we have faced in many decades… we have not seen this magnitude of amassing of forces on the border also in recent years, is something that we have to take stock of,” he said.

    Naval exercise: In the Andaman Sea off the Strait of Malacca, Navies of India and Russia began the two day Indra 2020 war games. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Indra 2020 will be in a ‘non-contact, at sea only’ format, the Navy said.

    “The primary aim of exercise Indra Navy-20 is to further consolidate inter-operability ,” the Navy said.

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