External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India and China are trying to rebuild the ties damaged by the Galwan Valley clashes of 2020, as a tense relationship will not serve either side. Dr. Jaishankar said that differences should not become disputes and that competition should not become conflict. He made this remark while speaking on India-China relations in a conversation with Dr. Kyung-wha Kang, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Asia Society, in New Delhi.
Dr. Jaishankar emphasized that since October last year, relations between the two countries have seen some improvement, with both nations working on various aspects of their ties. He said that India and China do compete on many issues, but because they compete doesn’t mean that there should be a conflict between the two countries. He also pointed to foundational shift, with change in American position, rise of China.
