Sikkim standoff: Congress demands PM Modi's statement on border dispute with China

Narendra Modi along with Xi Jinping
Narendra Modi along with Xi Jinping
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08 July, 2017

There were reports that Modi and Xi may meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit to resolve the standoff.

On Friday, Modi had a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and also with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau.

Modi and Trump had met in Washington in June-end for a bilateral meeting, in their first face-to-face interaction.

As for migration, the Prime Minister said that dealing with forced external migration called for debate and a cooperative policy framework and this must be distinguished from legal migration.

"Why is our Prime Minister silent on China?". Doka La is the Indian name for the region which Bhutan recognises as Dokalam, while China claims it as part of its Dongland regions, news agency PTI reported. Modi congratulated in person Moon on his victory in presidential elections.Both leaders expressed their commitment to further develop the special strategic partnership between India and South Korea, particularly through participation in programmes such as Make in India, Digital India and Start up India.

In another instance of the positive vibes between the two leaders, a video of the G20 leaders' photo-op is doing the rounds that shows the US President preferring to stand beside Modi.

Besides a series of bilateral meetings, Modi had brief chats with various leaders at the Summit, including the International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

China on Saturday issued a safety advisory for its citizens travelling to India amid the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam area in the Sikkim sector.

Gandhi's tweet came after Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping came face to face at the BRICS leaders' meeting at Hamburg in Germany.


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