External affairs minister S Jaishankar said India-China relations have improved following the resolution of the border standoff, while noting that the prolonged tensions after the 2020 clash had affected ties between the two countries.
So there’s now a new basis for tariff imposition, which is 301. And the 301 process is still in the works…” he said. “We have long been telling the Chinese, personally at my level, that a standoff between us, a dip in our relationship, doesn’t help either of us. “It took a little while for the Chinese side to agree with that, for whatever reason. But I don’t think that long standoff served our interests. If it happens, it helps both of us. “We have reached a situation where there is more or less an understanding on the trade agreement. On the American side, reciprocal tariffs were struck down.
Speaking at an Asia Society event in New York, Jaishankar said if he was to compare the ties between India and China at present against before, his answer would be positive. “After what happened in 2020 and the long standoff that we had on the border, the relationship had really been impacted… once the border standoff was resolved, it was natural that this would start to improve,” he said, as heard in the clips of his conversation shared by ANI news agency. Jaishankar said India had repeatedly conveyed to China that strained ties would not benefit either side. Third parties will take advantage of that…” he said. It certainly didn’t serve theirs,” Jaishankar said, adding, “what we’ve had is that, as the border comes back more towards normalcy, the relationship comes back more towards normalcy… On the broader changes in global diplomacy, Jaishankar said countries were increasingly engaging with multiple powers simultaneously, describing it as a move towards a multipolar world. “…you’re dealing with China, you’re dealing with Russia, with Ukraine, with other parts of Asia, with Europe… what people used to say about us, Washington is today practicing with a great deal of gusto… that is the world which we are moving into,” he said. But as my trade minister has said on more than one occasion, the issue is now what has changed on the American side.
