Ladakh standoff: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met China's State Councilor Wang Yi and told him that unilateral change of status quo along the LAC was not acceptable to India. Jaishankar had a one-hour meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of Dushanbe SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting. Highlighted that unilateral change of status quo is not acceptable. "The attempts to change status quo last year that also disregarded commitments under the 1993 and 1996 agreements have inevitably affected ties," he said. During his phone call with Wang Yi, Jaishankar had said that the Chinese side had sought to erect a structure in Galwan valley on India side of the LAC.

Source: Mint July 14, 2021 14:46 UTC