MODI,XI MEET AT BRICS
AGREE SPEEDY DEESCALATION IN LADAKH
RESPECT FOR LAC VITAL FOR TIES TO
BE NORMAL
Maintainance of peace in the border areas and respect for the
LAC are essential prerequisites for normalisation of Sino-Indian ties that
remain in deep freeze because of the unresolved military standoff in eastern Ladakh,
PM Narendra Modi told President Xi Jinping in a "conversation" on the
margins of the Brics summit and ahead of the G20 leaders' meet.
Modi and Xi who had bilateral meeting in
November 2019 spoke at Bali G20 summit, too, last year. Howe ver, while they
agreed in Bali that it was important to improve ties, the PM on this occasion
went a step further and reiterated Modi and Xi, who last had a rated India's
position.
Military talks between In- dia and China are
on and both sides are hopeful of a positive development ahead of the G20 summit
that India will host on September 9-10. Despite the bi- lateral differences,
India would also ideally like Xi to come for what is the most signifi- cant
multilateral event it will host in decades, if not ever. Jo- hannesburg was
also the third time Modi and Xi came face to Srinaga face since the Galwan
clash in trative co June 2020, after the SCO sum- Manoj Si mit in Samarkand
last year Thursday and the G20 Bali summit.
On Thursday, Modi and Xi will be
were also seen shaking hands and exchanging a few words while taking their
respective seats at a media event where the Brics expansion was an nounced. Xi
was also seen develop clapping when South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
congratulated Modi for the successful landing of Chand- rayaan-3 on the Moon.
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