For the first time after the Galwan Valley clash (June 2020), Defense minister Rajnath Singh has met Chinese Defense minister Admiral Dong Jun. Apart from the shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit (25-26 June), rajnath singh met Admiral Jun in Qingdao, china and stressed on a permanent solution to the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
A statement has been issued by the Ministry of Defense of india on friday (27 June). According to the statement, the ministers of both the countries held in-depth discussions on the need to maintain peace and harmony on the India-China border.
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3488 km long disputed border between india and China
During the talks with the Chinese Defense Minister, Rajnath Singh emphasized on border management and supported a permanent solution to the demarcation of the border by reactivating the established mechanism on this issue. Actually, there is a 3,488 km long disputed LAC (border) between india and China. This border extends from eastern Ladakh to Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. But, this border has been disputed since the 1962 war.
Rajnath Singh's visit to china is important after the Galwan Valley clash
In the year 2020, there was a bloody clash between the armies of the two countries in the disputed Galwan Valley of LAC in eastern Ladakh. Tensions had increased on the LAC since the clash and both the countries had deployed their 50 thousand soldiers in eastern Ladakh.
After a long round of talks between military commanders, diplomacy and initiatives at the political level, india and China finally decided to end the dispute by signing a disengagement agreement in october 2024. In such a situation, the soldiers of both the countries have retreated from the disputed areas. In such a situation, the visit of India's Defense minister rajnath singh to china and talks with the Chinese counterpart are considered very important.
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