Donald Trump hoped India and China would be able to resolve their current border disputes.
Washington:
US President Donald Trump on Thursday hoped that India and China would be able to resolve their current border disputes by reiterating his offer to help the two Asian giants in this regard.
“I know that China and India are having difficulties right now, and very, very significant difficulties. And I hope they will be able to resolve this problem,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
“If we can help, we would be happy to help,” he said.
The president’s remarks in this regard come days after senior Indian and Chinese military commanders held talks aimed at resolving the months-long standoff along the Real Line of Control (LAC) in Ladakh. The two countries have agreed to stop sending more troops to their disputed border in the Himalayas.
A ‘Grand Tamasha’ podcast with a senior researcher and director of the South Asia program of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a leading US expert on India and South Asia Ashley Tellis said the Trump administration had adopted a very transparent position of support for India in this crisis.
“And, of course, that’s partly driven by opportunities to take on China on a larger scale, which makes it an integral part of the US bilateral issues with China. But I think it’s happening. something more here. And besides, I don’t think the United States had the option of doing otherwise. “
“Simply put, the Chinese aggression in this case was so blatant that the United States could not stand idly by and ignore it or not come to the defense of India,” said Tellis, the president. of Tata for strategic affairs.
