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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, emphasizing India’s zero-tolerance approach against terrorism.
EAM S Jaishankar and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (File Photo: S Jaishankar/X)
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, where he highlighted India’s zero-tolerance approach against terrorism.
Jaishankar, who is visiting China to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Chinese city of Tianjin, said “stable and constructive” ties between the two nations would benefit the world.
“Our meeting today will also include an exchange of views on global and regional issues. Tomorrow, we will be meeting in the format of the SCO, whose primary mandate is to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism. This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” he said in his opening remarks at the meeting.
Jaishankar’s remarks on terrorism in Beijing assume significance as India has been exposing China’s all-weather ally, Pakistan, for cross-border terrorism on global platforms in the wake of Operation Sindoor. A top Indian military official has said China was providing “all possible support” to Pakistan during the latter’s conflict with India during Operation Sindoor.
It is Jaishankar’s first visit to China after the ties between the two countries came under severe strain following the 2020 military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
Jaishankar also pointed out the good progress made in the past nine months for the normalisation of the bilateral relations.
“It is a result of the resolution of friction along the border and our ability to maintain peace and tranquility there. This is the fundamental basis for mutual strategic trust and for smooth development of bilateral relations. It is now incumbent on us to address other aspects related to the border, including de-escalation… We have also earlier agreed that differences should not become disputes, nor should competition ever become conflict. On this foundation, we can now continue to develop our ties along a positive trajectory,” he said.
Jaishankar’s China Visit Significance
Jaishankar’s visit is taking place less than three weeks after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh travelled to the Chinese port city of Qingdao to participate in the SCO defence ministers’ conference.
Rajnath Singh had refused to sign a joint declaration at the SCO meeting as it did not have any mention of the dastardly April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, but referred to incidents in Pakistan.
China is the current chair of the SCO, and it is hosting the meetings of the grouping in that capacity.
India-China Military Face-off
The military standoff in eastern Ladakh began in May 2020, and a deadly clash at the Galwan Valley in June that year resulted in a severe strain in ties between the two neighbours.
The face-off effectively ended following completion of the disengagement process from the last two friction points of Demchok and Depsang under an agreement finalised on October 21 last year.
The decision to revive various dialogue mechanisms was taken at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan on October 23, 2024.
The Modi-Xi meeting came two days after India and China firmed up a disengagement pact for Depsang and Demchok.
(With inputs from PTI)
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
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