India pressed China for an early and complete disengagement of troops in the remaining areas along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, as foreign minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval met Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi Friday, saying normalisation of the border situation is a prerequisite for normalisation of ties.
India and China agreed that restoring peace in border areas is in the common interest of the 2 countries. Differences remained though as Jaishankar conveyed to Wang India’s ``national sentiment’’ that friction arising from China’s deployments since April 2020 cannot be reconciled with a normal relationship and Wang called for a "long-term view" saying India and China, as ``mature’’ countries, should allow border issues to affect the overall development of ties.
