How will tension with China be reduced? Foreign Minister Jaishankar revealed the complete plan; Hope- the situation of 2020 will be restored
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the withdrawal of troops in Depsang and Demchok in Ladakh is the first step and India is expected to return to the patrolling position of 2020. The Foreign Minister, clearly pointing to China, said the next step is to reduce tensions. However, this will not happen until India is convinced that the same is happening on the other side.
Consensus reached on patrolling
After the tension is reduced, discussions will be held on how to manage the borders. Earlier this week, India announced that it had reached an agreement with China to patrol the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. This is a major breakthrough towards ending the military standoff that has been going on in eastern Ladakh for more than four years.
The two armies had come very close
Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Jaishankar said that a consensus has been reached on patrolling and retreat in Depsang and Demchok. It is clear that it will take time to implement it. This is a matter of retreat and patrolling, which means that our armies had come very close to each other and now they have gone back to their bases. We hope that the situation of 2020 will be restored.
Developed Maharashtra is necessary
Jaishankar rejected the allegations of shifting investment from Maharashtra to Gujarat and said that investors have their own calculations. They will choose a state government which is capable and efficient. Not all the projects in the last 10 years have come to BJP-ruled states. In view of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, he said that there is a need for a government in the state whose ideology is similar to the central government. Maharashtra is a leading state in industry and infrastructure. Developed Maharashtra is important to achieve the goal of developed India.
India did not respond after 26/11: Jaishankar
In an indirect attack on the Manmohan Singh government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India did not respond to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. But, if such an incident happens at this time, India will not sit silent. Double standards on terrorism are not acceptable and India will take action wherever required to expose terrorism.
Speaking to journalists, he said that we should not allow a repeat of what happened in Mumbai. There was a terrorist attack here and there was no reaction. But today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is leading in the fight against terrorism and has a zero tolerance policy towards it.
Mumbai attack happened in 2008
This is not the first time that Jaishankar has commented on the Mumbai attack. In April this year, he had said – After the Mumbai attacks, the National Security Advisor of the UPA government had written that we sat and discussed. We considered all the options. Then we decided not to do anything. We felt that we would have to pay a heavy price for attacking Pakistan. Let us tell you, Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists carried out the Mumbai terrorist attack on November 26, 2008. In this, 166 people were killed and more than 300 people were injured.