Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the relationship between India and China had been profoundly disturbed because of the “bloodshed” on the border after 45 years, Reuters reported.
Jaishankar made the remark in reference to the clashes between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley in June. The tensions between the two countries started with initial scuffles that led to a pitched battle – without firearms – in June that led to the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers . Beijing, however, refused to release casualty numbers on its side.
“After 45 years, you’ve actually had bloodshed on the border,” Jaishankar said at the Reuters Next conference. “And that’s had a huge impact on public opinion and on political opinion…really the impact of trust and confidence in India where China and their relationship is concerned…because that has been profoundly disturbed.”
The foreign minister also spoke about how India countered…