World News | India-China ties ‘abnormal’ as Beijing breaches border management pact: Jaishankar

Santo Domingo, April 29 (PTI) India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India wants to ensure that its relations with all countries progress without seeking exclusivity, while stressing that China is in a different category as the current The “anomalous” nature of this is the result of Beijing’s breach of a border management agreement.

Jaishankar, who arrived in Santo Domingo on his first official visit to the Dominican Republic, also said India had significantly expanded its connectivity, engagement and cooperation in the region. However, Pakistan remains an exception in light of cross-border terrorism, he said Friday in a speech to the diplomatic corps and young people at the Diplomatic Academy of the Dominican Republic.

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“Whether it’s the U.S., Europe, Russia or Japan, we’re trying to make sure that all of these relationships develop without seeking exclusivity. China is in a slightly different category because of border disputes and the current dysfunctional nature of our relationship. That It is the result of their violation of the border management agreement,” Jaishankar said.

The rise of China and India in parallel time frames was not without a competitive aspect, he said. “While other regions bid for Africa, the Pacific or Latin America, much of what is happening can be explained by the emergence of India’s potential global footprint. In many cases, this is the result of autonomous forces, such as commerce or mobility,” he said explain.

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India has been slamming China for deploying a large number of troops along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and its aggressive behavior, which violates the border management agreement.

Earlier this week, India firmly told China that its breach of the border agreement had “eroded” the entire basis of the bilateral relationship and that all border-related issues must be resolved under existing agreements.

A standoff on Ladakh’s eastern border erupted after violent clashes in the Pangong Lake area on May 5, 2020. Relations between the two countries have declined sharply since June 2020, when fierce clashes took place in the Galwan Valley, the worst military conflict between the two countries in decades.

In his speech, Jaishankar went on to explain how India approached the world and engaged with Latin America, and what India today and India tomorrow should mean.

“India’s most pressing priority is clearly in its neighbours. Given its size and economic power, it is very much in the collective interest for India to take a generous and non-reciprocal approach to working with smaller neighbours. This is exactly what we are doing in Prime Minister Naren The past decade under Narendra Modi…,” he said.

“Connectivity, linkages and cooperation have expanded dramatically in the region. Of course, Pakistan is an exception in light of cross-border terrorism. But India has always stood up for its neighbours, whether it’s COVID challenges or recent debt stress,” he said. citing the example of Sri Lanka, where India provided more than $4 billion in economic support during the island nation’s worst economic crisis in decades.

Jaishankar said that India is developing the concept of fully extended communities. For ASEAN, this took the form of what New Delhi calls its “Act East Policy,” which opens up avenues for deeper engagement with the Indo-Pacific region it is seeking, including through a mechanism known as the “Quartet”—including India, Japan, USA and Australia.

He pointed out that facing west, the I2U2 (India, Israel, UAE, and the US) grouping. In the south, the prospect of shaping Indian thinking is the acronym Sagar – the Hindi word for ocean; while in the north, India has been pursuing a strategy to connect more effectively with Central Asia.

“In 2015, Prime Minister Modi first articulated a comprehensive view covering the entire Indian Ocean and its islands. This subsequently became the cornerstone of the Indo-Pacific vision that emerged later,” he said.

“We are also practicing the approach of engaging with all the major centers of power. This multi-party alignment reflects the reality of multipolarity. Obviously, each engagement has its specific importance and focus,” he added.

The foreign minister said that India has always been a staunch promoter of multilateralism. “We see this as the basis for maintaining the global order. Over the years, our contribution has been great, especially in peacekeeping. The challenge, however, is the resistance to reforming multilateralism, especially the work of the United Nations and its agencies,” he said.

When more countries find the UN unable to meet challenges, they will seek arrangements on pressing issues, he said.

“Overall, India is a country that is deeply committed to promoting collective solutions for the global good. Our G20 presidency this year is committed to focusing on the real challenges to global development and global growth,” he added.

On India’s engagement with Latin America, he said that the process had consciously deepened over the past decade. “Our trade with Latin America is approaching $50 billion today.”

Separately, Jaishankar, speaking at the India-Dominican Republic business event here on Friday, said trade between India and the Dominican Republic had reached nearly $1 billion.

He said that the two countries have held talks on the Joint Economic and Trade Cooperation (JETCO) mechanism, hoping that the mechanism will become a platform for regular meetings to explore opportunities for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

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