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India protests, U.S. amends transcript
Why is it in news?
- Days after a protest by the Indian government, the U.S. State Department agreed to amend its version of Defence Minister’s comments at the “2+2” India-U.S. meeting on October 27.
Details:
- According to the original U.S. version, Defence Minister was quoted as saying that India was challenged by “reckless aggression on our northern borders”
- It appeared to be the first reference by an Indian official, in talks with another country, to what the government has so far maintained was a “bilateral issue” with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
- Many former diplomats have claimed India’s “hesitation” on discussing China’s aggression internationally would “demoralise and hurt efforts to check Beijing’s expansionist agenda”.