PM Modi not in ‘good mood’ over Ladakh standoff with China, says Donald Trump

Reiterating his provide to mediate on the border dispute between India and China, US President Donald Trump has mentioned that he spoke with Narendra Modi concerning the “big conflict” and asserted that the Indian Prime Minister isn’t in a “good mood” over the most recent flare-ups between the 2 nations.

Speaking with the reporters within the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, Trump mentioned a “big conflict” was happening between India and China.

“I like your prime minister a lot. He is a great gentleman,” the president mentioned.

“Have a big conflict …India and China. Two countries with 1.4 billion people (each). Two countries with very powerful militaries. India is not happy and probably China is not happy,” he mentioned when requested if he was frightened concerning the border state of affairs between India and China.

“I can tell you; I did speak to Prime Minister Modi. He is not in a good mood about what is going on with China,” Trump mentioned.

A day earlier, the president supplied to mediate between India and China.

Trump on Wednesday mentioned in a tweet that he was “ready, willing and able to mediate” between the 2 nations.

Responding to a query on his tweet, Trump reiterated his provide, saying if referred to as for assist, “I would do that (mediate). If they thought it would help” about “mediate or arbitrate, I would do that,” he mentioned. India on Wednesday mentioned it was engaged with China to peacefully resolve the border row, in a rigorously crafted response to Trump’s provide to arbitrate between the 2 Asian giants to settle their decades-old dispute.

“We are engaged with the Chinese side to peacefully resolve it,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava mentioned, replying to a volley of questions at an internet media briefing.

While the Chinese Foreign Ministry is but to react to Trump’s tweet which seems to have caught Beijing abruptly, an op-ed within the state-run Global Times mentioned each nations didn’t want such a assist from the US President.

“The latest dispute can be solved bilaterally by China and India. The two countries should keep alert on the US, which exploits every chance to create waves that jeopardise regional peace and order,” it mentioned.

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In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian mentioned on Wednesday that each China and India have correct mechanisms and communication channels to resolve the problems by way of dialogue and consultations.

Trump beforehand supplied to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir problem, a proposal which was rejected by New Delhi.

The state of affairs in jap Ladakh deteriorated after round 250 Chinese and Indian troopers have been engaged in a violent face-off on the night of May 5 which spilled over to the subsequent day earlier than the 2 sides agreed to “disengage” following a gathering on the degree of native commanders.

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Over 100 Indian and Chinese troopers have been injured within the violence.

The incident in Pangong Tso was adopted by an analogous incident in north Sikkim on May 9.