State Of Border Will Reflect On India-China Relationship: S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the scenario of global crisis highlights the need for countries in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance cooperation and in fact, to stand together,

Asserting that the development of India-China ties has to be based on mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutuality of interests, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made it clear on Thursday that the state of the border will be reflected on the state of the Sino-India relationship.

Addressing the 12th Delhi Dialogue in the presence of many foreign ministers of ASEAN countries, Mr Jaishankar noted that the ASEAN partners would have an interest in the relations between India and China.

He also said the world is currently experiencing turbulence which, along with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, has made the global outlook even more uncertain and complex.

"Developments in our own region too have had their implications, whether we speak of Afghanistan or of Myanmar. Further away, the conflict in Ukraine is exacerbating concerns over food, fertiliser and our fuel security," the external affairs minister said.