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India taking diplomatic route to solve border crisis with China in Doklam
At an all-party meeting at Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence in the evening today, Modi government's ministers briefed Opposition leaders on the China issue.
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Parliament session begins from Monday
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Jaitley, Sushma, Rajnath briefed Opposition leaders
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Congress was also present in the opposition meeting
At an all-party meeting at Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence in the evening today, Modi government's ministers briefed Opposition leaders on the China issue.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay said during the meeting they underlined the importance of India and China to remain engaged through diplomacy.
"The unique nature of very close and longstanding India-Bhutan relationship was recognised. There was widespread appreciation of the Astana understanding between India and China that differences between them shouldn't become disputes," Baglay said.
He said all participants expressed strong support for India's approach and also the need for national unity.
Congress leader Anand Sharma said during the meeting they made it clear that national interest is of paramount importance and non-negotiable.
Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament which begins from Monday, the NDA government today tried its best to built a consensus with the opposition parties on two critical issues - tension in Jammu and Kashmir and border standoff with China at Doklam in Sikkim area.
PROMINENT PARTIES PRESENT AT THE MEETING
Leaders of all prominent opposition parties, including the Congress, attended the meeting where External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj briefed the leaders on the issues. Besides Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, all senior ministers were present at the opposition meeting.
Indian and Chinese soldiers are engaged in a face-off for three weeks at a tri-junction of India-China-Bhutan borders.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who is scheduled to visit Beijing for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) NSAs meet later this month, was also present at the meeting.
In the meeting, the government also briefed opposition parties on the situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir where seven Amarnath pilgrims were killed by freedom fighters in Anantnag.
Four districts of the state -- Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian and Anantnag -- have seen an escalation in violence.
The unrest resumed since the April 9 bypoll to the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat.
The government has been facing flak on how the government has dealt with both the issues - China and Kashmir.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on China, and had also met Chinese ambassador to India.
Rahul Gandhi had singled out Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) alliance with Indian Occupied Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's People's Democratic Party (PDP) for the increase in attacks in the Indian Occupied Kashmir Valley including the Amarnath Yatra attack.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/china-doklam-sikkim-diplomatic-border-opposition/1/1002487.html
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