EAM Jaishankar also asserted that after the disengagement process, it is only “reasonable” to expect that ties between the two countries have improved a little

The disengagement part of the "problem" with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh has been put at rest and the focus should now be on de-escalation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted that the recent disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is merely a step in a larger process aimed at achieving de-escalation and resolving other bilateral issues.

On Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said it tells us that many of the concerns and priorities that won him a first term have “become more intense”.

Jaishankar described as a "reasonable supposition" to expect some improvement in the relations between India and China following the last round of disengagement

The disengagement part of the "problem" with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh has been put at rest and the focus should now be on de-escalation, External Affairs Minister