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With the 20-day stand-off with China near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh finally over after intense negotiations via diplomatic channels, government sources today said that China was told to be ready for the consequences and no deal was struck with it.
Sources say India put intense pressure on China and said "we are willing to let the relationship (between the two countries) sink."
The Chinese were told that New Delhi might cancel Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid's visit to Beijing beginning May 9. Mr Khurshid himself had said that he couldn't "predict with certainty" whether he would be travelling to Beijing for his scheduled visit. The visit of Chinese Premier Le Keqiang to New Delhi, slated for May 20, was also under threat.
"Am glad behind the scenes tough negotiations worked with China rather than public bluster," RPN Singh, Minister of State in the Home Ministry, tweeted this morning.
Yesterday, China and India simultaneously withdrew their troops from the face-off point at Daulat Beg Oldie to positions held prior to April 15, the "status quo" that India had pushed for and China had not agreed to in three previous flag meetings.
Sources said India's troop pullback only refers to the tents put up right opposite to the Chinese troops' post on April 15.
Meanwhile, China said that the issue at the border has been resolved with larger bilateral interests in mind.
The deadlock had begun on April 15 when Chinese troops set up camp 19 km inside Indian territory in the Depsang Valley near the LAC, the de facto border. Soon after, India set up its own post just 500 metres away.
No deal struck with China on border dispute, say Government sources | NDTV.com
Sources say India put intense pressure on China and said "we are willing to let the relationship (between the two countries) sink."
The Chinese were told that New Delhi might cancel Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid's visit to Beijing beginning May 9. Mr Khurshid himself had said that he couldn't "predict with certainty" whether he would be travelling to Beijing for his scheduled visit. The visit of Chinese Premier Le Keqiang to New Delhi, slated for May 20, was also under threat.
"Am glad behind the scenes tough negotiations worked with China rather than public bluster," RPN Singh, Minister of State in the Home Ministry, tweeted this morning.
Yesterday, China and India simultaneously withdrew their troops from the face-off point at Daulat Beg Oldie to positions held prior to April 15, the "status quo" that India had pushed for and China had not agreed to in three previous flag meetings.
Sources said India's troop pullback only refers to the tents put up right opposite to the Chinese troops' post on April 15.
Meanwhile, China said that the issue at the border has been resolved with larger bilateral interests in mind.
The deadlock had begun on April 15 when Chinese troops set up camp 19 km inside Indian territory in the Depsang Valley near the LAC, the de facto border. Soon after, India set up its own post just 500 metres away.
No deal struck with China on border dispute, say Government sources | NDTV.com
