‘Historic benchmark for…’: China’s Xi Jinping lauds India’s ‘Panchsheel’ Agreement in Global South outreach

Follow us on Image Source : AP (FILE) Chinese President Xi Jinping. Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday lauded the ‘Panchsheel’ Agreement between India and China, otherwise known as the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, in ending present-day conflicts as he sought to expand influence into the Global South in the midst of a frictional relationship with the West. The 71-year-old Xi used the example of Panchshee to underscore his new concept of Global Security Initiative envisaging a shared future for mankind. "The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence answered the call of the times, and its initiation was an…