TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ India will not reduce the number of troops unless China initiates the process, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday over the eastern Ladakh standoff, while exuding confidence of finding a solution to the row through talks.
The defence minister also said India is developing infrastructure in border areas at a “very fast rate”, adding China has objected to some of the projects. “Reduction in the number of troops won’t happen. India won’t reduce troops deployment unless China initiates the process,” he told in an interview.
According to a transcript of the interview issued by the channel, when asked about the dialogue process with China on the row, Singh said, “There is no deadline when it comes to matter like the ongoing standoff. You can’t fix a date.” “We are confident of finding a solution through talks,” he said.
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