China unusually aggressive in its stand on Dokalam, foreign secretary S Jaishankar tells Parliamentary panel
Jaishankar, Who Was Briefing The Panel On External Affairs, Maintained That New Delhi Is Engaged With Beijing In Defusing Tension Through Diplomatic Channels. The Comments Were Relayed To Reporters By Some Of The 20 Members Who Were Present In The Meeting.
A few committee members of the Parliamentary panel on Tuesday said Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar told on Tuesday that China’s stand on the recent Dokalam dispute in Sikkim sector has been unusually aggressive.
Jaishankar, who was briefing the panel on external affairs, maintained that New Delhi is engaged with Beijing in defusing tension through diplomatic channels. The comments were relayed to reporters by some of the 20 members who were present in the meeting.
The foreign secretary told the panel that India has clearly outlined its position on the border and Chinese have their own position, but they are misinterpreting it so India was trying to clarify it.
He said that India has been maintaining the same position since 1895 as per an Anglo-Chinese agreement.
“Jaishankar told us that China’s aggression and rhetoric on the recent standoff is unusual but it is not that complicated as it is being projected in some quarters. We will continue to engage with them through diplomatic channels,” one of the members said.
The words like “war-like situation or conflict” were not used by the Foreign Secretary as he stuck to the word standoff to describe the current situation at Dokalam, another member said.
Both members spoke on condition of anonymity because of the confidential nature of the meeting.
Also Read: Chinese Army conducts live-fire drills in Tibet amid Sikkim standoff
Chinese and Indian soldiers have been locked in a face-off for over a month after Indian troops stopped the Chinese army from building a road in the area.
During the meeting, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is also member of the panel, asked if China was trying to send a message to Bhutan that India could not help it, according to one of the members.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, the panel chairman, CPI (M) MP Mohammad Salim, TMC MP Sugata Bose and BJP MP Sharad Tripathi were among those who attended the briefing.
Also Read: India will continue to use diplomatic channels with China to resolve Dokalam standoff, says MEA
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