India Optimistic About ‘Upward Trend’ In Relations With China

NEW DELHI- National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said on August 19 that India-China relations have witnessed an “upward trend” and that the borders have remained peaceful since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan last year.

The Chinese Foreign Minister is in India on a two-day visit to deliberate on a range of key issues, including the border situation, trade and resumption of flight services.

“There has been an upward trend. Borders have been quiet. There has been peace and tranquility. Our bilateral engagements have been more substantial. And we are most grateful to our leaders who, in Kazan last October, were able to set a new trend, and we have profited a lot since then,” Doval said.

“With this new energy and the new momentum, with your personal efforts and with the maturity and sense of responsibility of our diplomatic teams, ambassadors, and also our armies on the borders, we have been able to make it this time,” the NSA added.

All these meetings of rapprochement has gained urgency as the world realigns itself while dealing with the temperamental presidency of Donald Trump in the US (IANS)