House panelists question the lack of a joint statement from India and China.

• MPs questioned Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri about the lack of a joint statement from India and China on the “disengagement” at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
• Misri stated that Indian and Chinese diplomatic and military negotiators had reached an agreement on “patrolling arrangements” along the LAC, leading to “disengagement” and resolution of issues that arose in these areas in 2020.
• Despite this, the governments of India and China have not issued a joint statement on the agreement, leading to MPs’ queries.
• Misri emphasized that the two governments are committed to the agreement and sought to alleviate fears about possible “grey areas” in the agreement.
• The panel’s agenda shifted to the Israel-Palestine conflict, with Misri focusing on the implications for the nine million Indians living in West Asia.