China has to adhere to existing protocols to resolve remaining LAC issues: India

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 7  

India has yet again said China has to adhere to bilateral agreements and protocols to resolve the pending issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi while answering questions at the weekly briefing said on Thursday evening, “It is our expectation that China will work towards resolution on remaining issues along LAC in eastern Ladakh by abiding with bilateral agreements and protocols.”

The official said this (the tensions along LAC) started with China’s unilateral move that disturbed the peace and tranquillity. We made counter deployments to counter China, he added.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had discussed the matter with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of a meeting, Bagchi said.

We (India and China) can work together to disengage in rest of the areas. In some areas of the LAC, disengagement has been done but it remains to be done in other areas.

On the issue of Afghan nationals who are in India since the accession of the Taliban, the spokesperson said “all of those who are here are getting automatic visa renewal”.

India was expected to take up the matter of Afghanistan at the G20 meet in the near future.

New Delhi wants complete adherence to the UN Security Council resolution 2593 that speaks on Afghanistan stopping terrorism originating from on its soil.

On the recent visit by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and the US ‘unease’ at India buying the S-400 missile systems from Russia, the MEA spokesperson said “yes we have discussed the S-400. Discussion is on for some time. We have discussed our perspective, discussions are ongoing”.

He also mentioned that Russia is a privileged strategic partner for India.

The extradition of Peter Kim Davy, one of the accused in the Purulia arms drop case of 1995, is on the agenda with Denmark.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will be in India on a three day (Oct 9-11) official visit.

The MEA spokesperson, answering questions on Davy, said we have raised the extradition in past, it’s on the agenda and we remain engaged with Denmark on this issue.