Noting that the relationship with China is important and significant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that there is need to urgently address the “prolonged situation on our borders” so that the abnormality in bilateral interactions can be put behind and hoped that peace and tranquillity will be restored on the borders through positive and constructive bilateral engagement.
In an interview with Newsweek, PM Modi also said that India, as a democratic polity and global economic growth engine, is a natural choice for those looking to diversify their supply chains.
India has said that relations with China cannot be normal if peace and tranquillity in border areas is disturbed. A military standoff was triggered along Line of Actual Control (LAC) by actions of the Chinese military in eastern Ladakh in May 2020 and some “friction points” remain to be resolved. The two countries have held a series of meetings between senior commanders and of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India–China Border Affairs (WMCC).