Talks only way to resolve tensions in Ladakh: India

TIL Desk/World/New Delhi/ India on Thursday said the border tension in Ladakh over the past four months is a ‘direct result’ of Chinese actions aimed at effecting unilateral change in the status quo of the region, and asserted that the only way forward to resolve it was through negotiations.

The comments by the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) that squarely put the blame on China for the prolonged border standoff came even as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat asserted that India’s armed forces are capable of handling aggressive Chinese actions in ‘best suitable ways’.

Amid a fresh flareup at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Army Chief Gen M M Naravane began a two-day visit to Ladakh on Thursday to have a first hand look at India’s overall combat readiness in the region. At an online media briefing, MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the Chinese actions resulted in ‘violation’ of the bilateral agreements and protocol which ensured peace and tranquility in the border areas for close to three decades.