Still Bit Early for Normalisation of Relations Between India and China: EAM Jaishankar

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday credited breakthrough agreement with China on patrolling along Line of Actual Control to military which worked in "very very unimaginable" conditions and deft diplomacy.

Responding to a question during an interaction with students in Pune, Jaishankar said it is still a bit early for normalisation of relations which will naturally take time to rebuild a degree of trust and willingness to work toger.

He said that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Xi Jinping at Kazan in Russia for BRICS summit, it was decided that foreign ministers and National Security visors of two countries would meet and see how to move forward.

Jaishankar Credits Military and Diplomats For Breakthrough Agreement With China

"If today we have reached where we have...One is because of very determined effort on our part to stand our ground and make our point. military was re (at LAC) in very very unimaginable conditions to defend country, and military did its part and diplomacy did its part," Jaishankar said.

Over dece, India improved its infrastructure. Part of problem is that in earlier years, border infrastructure was really neglected, he ded.

"Today we have put in five times more resources annually than re used to be a dece ago which is showing results and enabling military to actually be effectively deployed. combination of se (factors) has led to where it is," he said.

Earlier this week, India announced it h reached an agreement with China on patrolling along LAC in eastern Lakh, in a major breakthrough in ending over four-year-long military standoff.

Since 2020, situation on border has been very disturbed which understandably negatively impacted overall relationship. Since September 2020, India h been negotiating with Chinese on how to find a solution, he said.

(With inputs from PTI)