NO timeline on border talks with China, problem too complex: Govt
May 15, 2015 11:32
India's Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar addresses a presser on Day 2 of PM Modi's China visit. Key points.
-- India and China will set up task force to look into trade imbalance and other economic issues.
-- There was an agreement that we should expand number of border personnel meeting points.
-- This is the re-emergence of India and China.
-- Fair amount of discussion on borders.
-- No decision on E-visa for Chinese
-- Hotline between military HQ of India and China.
-- No timeline on border talks, the problem is too complex and too serious to contemplate putting a deadline
-- Nathula Route to be opened up speedily.
-- There was fair amount of discussion on strengthening peace and tranquility on border.
-- There was initiative that we should focus Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) in military to military contact.
-- India, China decide to have more Border Personnel Meeting Points as part of efforts to maintain peace and tranquility on the boundary.
-- We have issues and we must address them, but doesn't make us ignore the possibilities we have.
-- PM Modi said, when it comes to our relation (Indo-China), there was no question of going back,standing still was also not an option.
-- Approach was of two major powers in the region and world dealing with each other, in discussions that took place today.
-- India - China have a constructive model of relationship.
-- India and China will set up task force to look into trade imbalance and other economic issues.
-- There was an agreement that we should expand number of border personnel meeting points.
-- This is the re-emergence of India and China.
-- Fair amount of discussion on borders.
-- No decision on E-visa for Chinese
-- Hotline between military HQ of India and China.
-- No timeline on border talks, the problem is too complex and too serious to contemplate putting a deadline
-- Nathula Route to be opened up speedily.
-- There was fair amount of discussion on strengthening peace and tranquility on border.
-- There was initiative that we should focus Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) in military to military contact.
-- India, China decide to have more Border Personnel Meeting Points as part of efforts to maintain peace and tranquility on the boundary.
-- We have issues and we must address them, but doesn't make us ignore the possibilities we have.
-- PM Modi said, when it comes to our relation (Indo-China), there was no question of going back,standing still was also not an option.
-- Approach was of two major powers in the region and world dealing with each other, in discussions that took place today.
-- India - China have a constructive model of relationship.