The US continues to support direct dialogue and a peaceful resolution of the border dispute with regard to the issue of India-China border situation.
Reiterating its concerns which have been voiced in the past on Beijing’s pattern of ongoing attempts to intimidate its neighbours, Ned Price, spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, told journalists the U.S. always stands with friends. “We stand with partners and allies, to advance our shared prosperity, security, and values in the Indo-Pacific,” he said while replying to a question during a media briefing.
On the broader issue of the India-China border situation and the fact that a Chinese soldier who was involved in border clashes in Galwan with India has been made a torchbearer in Beijing Winter Olympics, he said: “We continue to support direct dialogue and a peaceful resolution of the border disputes. We have previously voiced our concerns of Beijing’s pattern of ongoing attempts to intimidate its neighbours. As we always do, we stand with friends, we stand with partners and allies, to advance our shared prosperity, security, and values in the Indo-Pacific.”
He reiterated that the U.S.-India relationship stands on its own merits.
On India’s stance in the UN Security Council on the issue of Ukraine, the spokesperson said that he would leave that to India to discuss its stance in the UN on this particular issue. “I know that we have been in touch with literally dozens and dozens of countries around the world, including our Indian partners, on our concerns regarding Russia’s military buildup, its unprovoked potential aggression against Ukraine. These are conversations that we’ve had at many different levels,” he added.
He said that Russian aggression against Ukraine, a Russian invasion of Ukraine, would have implications for the security environment well beyond that neighborhood.
“Whether it is the PRC (China), whether it is India, whether it is countries around the world, the implications would be far-reaching, and I think there’s a broad understanding of that,” he said.
