India to China: ‘Unilateral change of status quo not acceptable’

India, China agreed to ‘seek a mutually acceptable solution’ to the border problem after meeting of foreign ministers.

The failure of China and India to resolve the standoff over their disputed border in the western Himalayas, despite an agreement last year, is not in the interest of either side, India’s foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday. In accordance with last year’s pact, military commanders on both sides completed a pullout of troops, tanks and artillery from the Pangong Lake area in February as part of a first step towards full withdrawal from other friction points. India’s Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar said friction in these other areas remained unresolved, however.