Border conflicts should be avoided through dialogue: D Raja

Stating that the current developments show that India's relations with its neighbours are not good, CPI General Secretary D Raja said that border conflicts should be averted through dialogue.

New Delhi: A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to chair an all-party meeting over the tension at the Chinese border in Ladakh, Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja on Thursday said that border conflicts should be avoided through political dialogue.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, the veteran left party leader said that the current developments show that India's relations with its neighbours are not good.

"We don't want to comment more on this subject as the Prime Minister is going to conduct an all-party meeting on Friday. The CPI will register its views during that meeting," he said.

"We don't know what course of action will be taken by the PM. Only after the all-party meeting can we comment on this. However, what we can say now is that our border disputes should be resolved through dialogue," he added.

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When asked whether our relations with all our neighbours including Nepal are souring, Raja said, "It may be due to some lags in the diplomatic relations, which should be fixed," he opined.

Immediately after the clash, the CPI in a statement had said that it is believed that the present standoff can be resolved through talks and established frame-works agreed by both the countries.

"Any military confrontation between the two major Asian countries not only impacts the cooperation and friendship between the two countries but also can jeopardise the peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region," it had said.

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