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PM greets Xi in Delhi, talks tough on troops in Ladakh

Meeting visiting Chinese president Xi Jinping against the backdrop of Chinese army and civilian incursions, the prime minister made it clear to him that the agreement between the two countries on maintaining peace and tranquillity on the border should be ‘strictly observed’.

After taking him on a guided tour of western Indian city Ahmedabad’s landmarks on Wednesday, Modi sat with Xi for a summit meeting for nearly three hours — both restricted and delegation level talks — when it was decided that China would invest $20 billion in next five years.

But the discussions mainly appeared to have centred around the embarrassing border incidents that continued in the Chumar and Demchok sectors Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

On Wednesday, Modi had raised the issue in Ahmedabad though the government had maintained that it was a ‘courtesy discussion’.

On his part, Xi sought to explain the border incidents saying,’ since the border is yet to be demarcated, sometimes there might be certain incidents’.

But, he said, the two sides were fully capable of acting promptly to effectively manage the situation through various levels of border related mechanisms so that such incidents do not have a large impact on bilateral relations.

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