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Jaishankar on China: any border deal must cover the whole boundary

Jaishankar on China: any border deal must cover the whole boundary

The external affairs minister said differences between big neighbours are natural, but the hostility after Galwan served neither country.

S Jaishankar said any India–China border settlement would have to include the entire boundary, though talks could start with specific areas.

He said peace on the border was a principle of ties since the 1980s, broken in 2020 at Galwan.

Both countries now agree a basic working relationship is in their interest, he said, but issues remain to be addressed.