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The military stand-off between India and China altered the direction of the relations between the two nations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to virtually host on Thursday the 13th BRICS summit, which Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend. Jaishankar pointed out that China early last year had deployed a large number of troops in “very operational mode” along its Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India “without any good reason” and in “complete departure” from the efforts to keep the disputed boundary “peaceful and tranquil” through “a series of agreements” inked...
