India, China Can t Have Normal Ties Without Peace And Tranquility In Border Areas: Foreign Secretary Shringla
New Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla (Pic Via MEAIndia)
India s top diplomat, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has described the relationship between India and China as complex and has said that the two nations cannot have a normal bilateral relationship if there is no peace and tranquillity in the border areas, reports
Times of India.
Shringla s assertion gains significance as it comes after China last month said that the border issues should be delinked from the bilateral ties between the two nations. Also, Shringla s remark comes amidst the ongoing disengagement between the armies of the two nations in Eastern Ladakh where the situation had been volatile since April last year.