New Delhi:
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, with his Australian counterpart by his side, blamed the violence and standoff at the border in eastern Ladakh on China’s failure to honour written agreements with India. “The situation at the Line Of Actual Control in Ladakh has arisen due to China’s disregard in 2020 of written agreements with us to not mass forces at the border,” Mr Jaishankar said on Saturday.
“So, when a large country disregards written commitments, I think it’s an issue of legitimate concern for the entire international community,” he added.
Speaking at a joint India-Australia press conference in Melbourne along with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne, the minister said that the four foreign ministers of the Quad countries made a point that “we’re here to do positive things, to contribute to peace, prosperity, stability of the region”.
