China on Thursday hit out at a Pentagon report saying ''it sows discord between China and other countries, including India'' adding that Beijing handles its relations with New Delhi from a long-term perspective.
The Siliguri Corridor, which runs through West Bengal and borders Bangladesh, Nepal, China’s Chumbi Valley in Tibet, and the Kingdom of Bhutan, is just 17 kilometres wide at its narrowest point.
India and China held the 23rd round of Corps Commander-level talks at the Chushul–Moldo border meeting point on October 25, with both sides describing the discussions as cordial and focused on maintaining stability along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to arrive in China’s Beijing on Sunday evening, his first trip to the neighbouring country in five years.
Sitharaman is on a four-day visit to the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Later, PM Modi will also share a virtual platform with the Chinese President on November 17 for the BRICS meeting and on November 21-22 for the G-20 summit.
Both sides agreed to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, ensure their frontline troops to exercise restraint and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation.
'China's People's Liberation Army was facing "unanticipated consequences" for its misadventure in Ladakh because of firm responses by Indian forces,' he said.
'China and India have the wisdom and ability to handle their differences properly,' it said.
The BJP leader linked his claim to the beginning of construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya following a Supreme Court judgment, and the abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.
