Ladakh Standoff: China Gives 'five Differing Explanations' For Deploying Large Forces At LAC In Violation Of Border Pacts, Says S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday China has given India “five differing explanations” for deploying large forces at the LAC, adding this violation of bilateral pacts has “very significantly damagedࢀ their relationship that is now at its “most difficult phase” in the last 30-40 years. The comments by Jaishankar during an online interactive session organised by Australian think tank Lowy Institute came against the backdrop of the over seven-month-long military standoff between India and China at the Line of Actual ControL(LAC) in eastern Ladakh. “We are today probably at the most difficult phase of our relationship with China,…