Pune:
NCP chief Sharad Pawar stated on Tuesday that he was not stunned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ladakh, and reminded that Jawaharlal Nehru had additionally visited the area after the 1962 conflict and so did then Defence Minister Yashwantrao Chavan.
Chatting with reporters in Pune, Mr Pawar recalled that when he was the Defence Minister in 1993, he had gone to China and a treaty was signed, underneath which troopers from each the perimeters have been to be pulled again.
“No-weapon treaty was additionally signed. In the course of the all-party assembly with the PM, I had stated the (current) concern must be solved by means of diplomatic channels and we have to create worldwide strain on China,” he stated.
“I learn in newspapers that following dialogue by means of diplomatic channels, troopers from each side have been pulled again. If it’s so, then it’s good,” Mr Pawar added.
To a query about PM Modi’s go to to Ladakh after the clashes between Indian and Chinese language troopers in Galwan valley, Mr Pawar stated that in 1962, China defeated India in conflict.
“However (then prime minister) Nehru had gone there. Even Yashwantrao Chavan, who was defence minister, too had gone to the China border and boosted the morale of the forces.
“When there’s a battle scenario between two nations and forces are concerned, the nation’s management has to make sure that the morale of the forces is boosted. I’m not stunned that he (Modi) went there,” Mr Pawar stated.
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