India, China Made Some Progress, but Larger Problem Remains: Jaishankar on Ladakh Border Row

There has been no lack of resolve, firmness and effectiveness in terms of what India has to do to protect its national security, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday on the eastern Ladakh border standoff with China. He also said that India and China made some progress by carrying out disengagement in a number of areas including Pangong Tso but added that the "larger problem" of "sizeable deployment" of Chinese troops in the region remains. In an interactive session at the India Today conclave, Jaishankar said the situation will continue as it is till China maintains the deployment…