A day after Indian and Chinese troops completed the disengagement process at Patrolling Point-15 in the Gogra-Hot Springs region of eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday confirmed that the process has been completed and said it is “one problem less on the border”.
These were the first comments from the government after the disengagement process was completed at one of the last friction points on India-China border.
Responding to questions at an interaction after a bilateral meeting with visiting Foreign minister of France, Catherine Colonna, Jaishankar said, “I don't think I am saying anything new today, except I would recognise that we had disengagement at PP-15…the disengagement, as I understand, is completed, and that is one problem less on the border.”
On China's aggressive behaviour on the Indo-Pacific and along the border with India, Colonna said, “We have spoken a lot about the general situation in the Indo-Pacific and the many challenges…that have emerged because of China. We have basically the same analysis…we also share the same concerns because we know…the role that the Chinese are playing, and we want to make sure that there is no imbalance in the Indo-Pacific…. Nor are we looking for any imbalance of powers elsewhere in the world.”
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