'Has India-China border dispute been resolved?' asks Congress after EAM says PM Modi, Xi talked bilateral ties in Bali

A day after the MEA confirmed PM Modi and President Jinping spoke on the need to stabilise bilateral ties at the G20 summit in Bali last November, the Congress on Friday asked the Centre whether a consensus on India-China border dispute has been reached A day after the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping not only exchanged courtesies at the G20 summit in Bali last November, but also spoke on the need to stabilise bilateral relations, the Congress on Friday asked the Union government whether a consensus between India and China on the border dispute has been reached. Ever since Prime Minister's public clean chit to China on June 19th, 2020, the Modi government has been acting as if it is being tough on China, and that there have been no compromises or meaningful conversations between PM Modi and President Xi Jinping while Chinese troops… — Jairam Ramesh July 28, 2023 Taking to twitter Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Ever since Prime Minister’s public clean chit to China on June 19th, 2020, the Modi government has been acting as if it is being tough on China, and that there have been no compromises or meaningful conversations between PM Modi and President Xi Jinping while Chinese troops remain in violation of previous LAC agreements.” He added, “On November 16, 2022, he said, the Modi government characterised a dinner conversation between the two leaders at Bali as just an exchange of courtesies.” He further said that “On July 25, 2023, he claimed that a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement mentioned an important consensus reached by PM Modi and President Xi in Bali.” Ramesh asked whether Chinese troops from Depsang and Demchok in Ladakh will now be withdrawn. The government confirmation on Thursday came two days after Beijing claimed that PM Modi and Xi Jinping reached an “important consensus” on stabilising bilateral ties during their interaction at the G20 Summit in Bali. He said, “Our consistent stance has been that resolving the issue along the Line of Actual Control in the western sector of the India-China boundary and restoring peace and tranquillity in the border areas is crucial for the overall resolution.” Bagchi made the comments in response to the Chinese foreign ministry’s readout of the meeting between NSA Ajit Doval and top diplomat Wang Yi in Johannesburg earlier this week, in which it said PM Modi and Xi reached a consensus in Bali on stabilising relations.