India has claimed that it will follow a bilateral approach to resolve its border disputes with China after President Donald Trump offered to end “border clashes”. The President’s offer came after holding bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.
During a joint news conference with PM Modi, President Trump said the clashes were quite violent – and he would like to help.
“I look at India, I see clashes on the border, which are quite vicious, and I think they move forward. If I can help, I would love to help because it should be stopped .
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After less than an hour, the government rejected the proposal, saying that India has always adopted a bilateral approach in such cases.
While providing a round-up of PM’s US visit to the media, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, “Whatever issues with any of our neighbors, we have always adopted a bilateral approach to deal with these issues.”
Trump offered to mediate between India-China and even India-Pakistan in the past, but the government rejected such proposals.
The American leader is trying to place himself as a global peacekeepers as he wants to play a role in geopolitical conflicts around the world with focus on Russia-Ukraine and Middle East.
The Foreign Secretary also responded to Trump’s offer to offer to India with F -35 stealth fighter jets of Fifth generation, saying that it is still at the proposal level and the formal talks have not started.
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In his press briefing, Mr. Misri also spoke about the tariff – a major economic weapon used by Mr. Trump to remove business inequalities. Hours before PM Modi met, Trump removed the mutual tariff in a tight-for-tat trade policy for all countries.
Mr. Misri said that during his discussion, the issue came up several times and the two leaders shared their views.
“What is more notable the fact that we have a way in the context of the venture to discuss a bilateral trade agreement on this issue or start a discussion, and it really takes something forward and a lot of concluding a lot of conclusions There may be a good opportunity that was something.
Under the previous Trump rule, Indian and US authorities worked on a business deal to be signed during PM Modi’s 2020 US visit, but were unable to finalize it. According to the Indo-US joint statement on Thursday evening, the talks for the bilateral trade agreement will be resumed with a decline of 2025.
“So we are looking at the next seven to eight months to fulfill this, and today, in a sense, both teams have received instructions or indications from the highest level to engage on it,” said Mr. Misri.
