LAC must be stable for normalisation of ties with China: EAM Jaishankar

The Line of Actual Control (LAC) has to be stable for normalising relations between India and China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, asserting that any disturbance along the border will have consequences.

Jaishankar also linked expansion of trade and investment ties between the two countries to peace and tranquillity along the border.

"The point we make to the Chinese is: 'If you want a normal relationship, if the rest of the relationship is to move, it's common sense -- It is a no-brainer that the boundary has to be stable and that we need peace and tranquillity in the border areas'," he said.

Jaishankar, speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum on Tuesday evening, noted that the situation along the LAC has "settled down" to a great extent since 2024 and that the relationship is "commensurately moving towards normalcy." In the last few months, both sides have rolled out a series of confidence-building measures to repair ties frayed by the more than ...