US doesn't want India-China row to escalate
October 24, 2020 12:31
The US is closely monitoring the border row between India and China and does not want the situation to escalate, a senior Trump administration official has said.
The official told the reporters during a conference call on Friday, ahead of the next week's 2+2 India-US Ministerial in New Delhi, that the Trump administration was providing support to India through defence sales, joint military exercises and information sharing.
"We as a government are covering the situation in the Himalayas closely, and understandably. We certainly want to ensure that the situation doesn't escalate," the official said.
"These are all areas where we cooperate with the Indians on, and not just as it relates to the tensions in the Himalayas," the official said.
India and China are locked in a bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh since early May that has significantly strained the bilateral ties.
Both sides have held a series of diplomatic and military talks to resolve the row. However, no breakthrough has been achieved to end the standoff.
China unsuccessfully attempted to occupy Indian territory on the southern bank of Pangong Lake in the last week of August.
-- PTI
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