Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri gave a abbreviated briefing connected the existent concern betwixt India and China and was said to person told the committee that relations betwixt the 2 neighbours person gone to however they were earlier 2020. (File Photo)
Relations betwixt India and China and the caller statement connected patrolling on the LAC were discussed during the archetypal gathering of the reconstituted Parliamentary Standing Committee connected External Affairs connected Friday.
The gathering of the committee, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, came 2 days aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping held talks and underlined that “maintaining bid connected borderline should beryllium our priority” and “mutual trust, communal respect and communal sensitivity should beryllium the ground of our ties”.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri gave a abbreviated briefing connected the existent concern betwixt India and China and was said to person told the committee that relations betwixt the 2 neighbours person gone to however they were earlier 2020.
Some Opposition members said they raised questions connected wherefore nary associated connection was issued by the 2 countries aft the gathering of the 2 leaders.
Later, speaking to The Indian Express, Tharoor said the gathering was “excellent” and was attended by 15 members. “The Foreign Secretary was thorough successful his presentations,” helium said.
Parliamentary committee proceedings are privileged and details of exchanges betwixt members during meetings are not made public.
The docket for the gathering included discussions connected 3 Action Taken Reports connected the subjects ‘India and GCC – Contours of Cooperation’, ‘India’s Engagement with G20 Countries’ and ‘Countering Global Terrorism astatine Regional and International Levels’. A briefing by the Foreign Secretary connected the Israel-Palestine struggle was besides portion of the gathering agenda. The Foreign Secretary gave presentations connected each the subjects.