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US president Donald trump wants to mediate India-China border issue and this is what he mentioned in his recent tweets.
“We have informed both India and China that the United States is ready, willing and able to mediate or arbitrate their now raging border dispute. Thank You!” tweeted Trump from his twitter handle.
Trump over the past few months repeatedly offered to mediate between India and Pakistan and help them resolve the dispute over Kashmir. His proposal elated Pakistan, but was rejected by India. This is for the first time that Trump has offered to mediate between India and China to settle the protracted dispute over the boundary.
Trump offered to mediate or arbitrate what he called a “now raging border dispute” between India and China. The comment refers to a build up along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by Indian and Chinese armies following a recent face-off in Ladakh. India too had mentioned it will not ask troops to return.
President Trump’s previous offers to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir were firmly rebuffed by New Delhi, which has long asserted that there is no role for any third party in bilateral issues.
Some areas in Ladakh and North Sikkim have seen a military build-up by both Indian and Chinese armies as sign of escalating tension between the two nations two weeks after they were engaged in separate face-offs in Sikkim and Ladakh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had held a high-level meeting on Tuesday to discuss the stand-off with China, sources said. The three service chiefs, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat attended the meeting.
Satellite pictures have shown that Beijing is expanding an airbase near Ladakh. Close shots have even revealed fighter jets on the tarmac. This is what India has observed.
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India has said the Chinese military has been hindering normal patrolling by its troops. Officials have strongly refuted Beijing’s claim that tension between the two armies was triggered by Indian forces trespassing on the Chinese side.
India-China standoff is not new. IN 2017 in Doklam also there was one such situation. India has asserted that it has always taken a very responsible approach towards border management. Reports from China indicate President Xi Jinping had ordered the military to scale up battle preparedness.
