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| 'All Countries' With Us, Says Sushm |
| 'All Countries' With Us, Says Sushma Swaraj On Sikkim Standoff With China
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| INDIA
, 20-July-2017
6:34:47 AM |
| Other countries back India in its standoff with China, said Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj today about the dispute at the border in Sikkim which began more than a month ago. The minister told parliament that "both sides must pull back troops and work things out with talks" while stressing that India's action is motivated by its need to protect its security near where the boundaries of China, India and Bhutan meet.
"If China, unilaterally changes the status quo of the tri-junction point, it is a straight challenge to our security," said the Foreign Minister today.
The Chinese government accepted that diplomatic channels are open but repeated it will hold talks with India only after Indian troops are removed." "Our diplomatic channel is unimpeded," said a government spokesperson at a press conference in Beijing today, but added, "the withdrawal of the Indian border troops is the precondition for any meaningful dialogue and the communication between the two sides."
Despite no signs of a climbdown, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will travel to China next week for a meeting of BRICS - the bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -said the government. It did not rule out the possibility of a bilateral meeting for him with top
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