After five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jingping met in Russia. Modi looked Xi Jinping in the eye and said that he welcomes the agreement reached between India and China for peace on the border. Modi said that today he wants to talk positively with Xi Jinping with an open mind about the relations between the two countries. In this meeting which lasted for fifty minutes, it was decided that along with permanently resolving the border dispute, India and China will also work together on the economic front.
One effect of today’s talks will be that India will reopen its doors for investment by Chinese companies. Xi Jinping needs this very much to manage his economy. But all this will depend on whether peace is actually established at the grassroots level.
In the meeting of Modi and Xi Jinping, it was decided that after there is peace on the border, there will be a discussion on starting the Manasarovar Yatra in the meeting of special representatives. India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and India’s BRICS Sherpa Dammu Ravi attended. At the same time, along with Jinping, the Chinese delegation, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Communist Party Secretary Cai Chi also attended the meeting.
After the meeting, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that the two leaders discussed expanding mutual trade, exploring new avenues of cooperation and global issues. Modi praised Jinping for his efforts towards financial integration of BRICS countries and promised full cooperation in this. Both leaders asked the special representatives to meet as soon as possible to resolve the border dispute. The Foreign Secretary said that when the next meeting of the Special Representatives takes place, there will also be talk about resuming the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. The meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping is very important, the deadlock of 5 years was resolved today.
There is a need to remember today the background of how the good relations between India and China turned bad. When China clashed with India on the border in Doklam, our brave soldiers stood in front of the Chinese soldiers for 72 days. China once again broke the trust when our soldiers were attacked in Galwan Valley. On the other side of the border, China had prepared tremendous infrastructure on the border. This was a threat to India.
India also prepared on war footing. Roads, bridges and tunnels, everything was built quickly. The army was placed in front of China in equal strength, only then China felt that this is the new India, which is not afraid. For the last 3 years, China has not taken any major action on the border, rather, constant signals were being given from China that talks should continue on the border dispute, but India can start trade and investment with China, trade relations will resume. Can be established.
Bad relations with China were affecting India also. India is dependent on Chinese companies for raw materials in many sectors, India was suffering losses in the fields of electronics, medicine, chemicals, but regardless of this, India remained adamant that until an agreement is reached on the border. , other issues cannot be discussed.
Despite suffering economic losses, India did not bow down. Finally China understood this. India’s diplomacy paid off. After several months of negotiations, China reached an agreement on border patrolling and disengagement. In the last two days, both India and China told the whole world that both the countries are moving towards normalizing their relations. The friendship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Putin also came in handy in this entire matter.
Although these things are not told officially, one thing is clear. India has told the world that it will not compromise on its self-respect under any circumstances. Even today, during the meeting with Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi clearly said that peace and stability on the border is the priority of both the countries, but in the very next sentence, Modi said that mutual trust and mutual respect are also necessary to improve mutual relations. Modi’s message is clear. India wants to build better relations with its neighbors but India’s self-respect is paramount. (Rajat Sharma)
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