Kazan: During a break of BRICS Summit in Kazan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have held a very important substantive meeting, which represented a start to address the unresolved border issues between India and China. The talks were conducted after the tensions at the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh have escalated for four years, and the talks are considered the first step toward fresh peace and stability near the border.
In the meeting, PM Modi underscored the need for keeping LAC calm, he opined India-China ties are not only significant for Indians and Chinese but for the humanity. It concerns us positively that all the parties have reached consensus on the border issue. Peace on the border line should always be kept in our mind, Modi said and hoped for an healthy and frank bilateral talks with china.
The same feelings were expressed by President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China stressing the importance of cooperation between the two giants. It is reconciliation and partnerships where the focus is to find a way how to meet the development agendas of each other. The civilised world expects both countries to be good global citizens and to inspire unity among developing nations, Xi smiled.
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After the meeting PM Modi shared info about this meeting on the social networking site X that is now known as twitter. Suddenly became acquainted with the President XI Jinping during BRICS Summit in Kazan”. India and China are significant countries and their relationship holds key to peace in Asia and world. Honesty, courtesy and understanding shall inform our future engagements,” Prime Minister Modi was quick to add.
On the discussion, India’s Ministry of External Affairs added that both leaders envisaged stability and security at the border zone. He underlined how the problems should be solved properly, meanwhile both countries considered increasing the frequency of contacts at various levels. The next negotiations of special representatives from both sides will take place shortly and then foreign ministers’ meeting will convene.
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This meeting could not have come at a better time especially because just this week, both India and China decided upon a mutual patrolling beginning at the Line of Actual Control indicating a lessening in tensions. The agreement have been signed after Accords‘ four year diplomatic processes, and it is considered as peaceful dialogue’s triumph.
Modi and Xi’s last formal meeting was held in October 2019, before the tensions rose on the LAC. For the previous years before the situation in the current conflict, the two leaders met 18 times with Xi visiting India in 2014 and Modi visiting China in 2015. In the process, their top-level personal dialogue covered all the major international forums, from the G20 to the SCO and the BRICS.
Signs of a Thaw in Relations
Still, there is a continuing tension along the border, but the overall bilateral communication has remained interstate with diplomatic approaches leading to the recent demilitarization. Moreover, China recently has also appointed a new ambassador to India, and the Chinese foreign ministry has commended India for its actions to solve conflicts through diplomacy. Also, India and China both have recently relaxed the visa and the trade barriers, which shows more hospitable relations.
Thus, the meeting in Kazan is seen as a step towards a new improved relation between the two post-standoff Asian states. As it is, for the two factions in question they seem willing to ensure that all the existing disagreements are solved diplomatically to make sure that there is peace within the region and beyond.