India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam speaks during a joint press conference with Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila, Philippines, March 26, 2024. Jam Sta Rosa/Pool via REUTERS/File photoIndia will focus on finding solutions to the border issues with China that has long strained ties between the neighbouring countries, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday after assuming charge for a second straight term. India and China share a 3,800 km (2,400 mile) border – much of it poorly demarcated - over which the nuclear-armed nations also fought a war in 1962. "With regards to China there are still some issues at the border and our focus will be on how to solve them," he said. On Monday, leaders of the two countries engaged in diplomacy via X. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his elder brother and former prime minister Nawaz congratulated Modi, in what was Pakistan's first response to the election results from across the border.

Source: The Standard June 11, 2024 09:40 UTC