Would like to get involved: Trump on very-nasty India-China border situation

Referring to the situation along the India-China border as “very nasty”, US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he would like to get involved and help. The President also claimed that he is talking to both the countries about the situation.

“While we’re at it, we’re talking about China and India are going at it pretty good on the border, as you know. It’s been very nasty,” Trump told reporters on Friday evening at a White House news conference.

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When asked if China is bullying India, Trump responded that he hoped it is not the case but noted that China is “certainly going at it”.

“I hope not… But they (China) are certainly going at it. They are going at it much more strongly than a lot of people even understand,” he said.

This is not the first time that Trump has offered his help in India’s border situation. Earlier, the US President had said that he would like to mediate between India and Pakistan.

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Meanwhile, amid fresh border tensions, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Moscow on Friday. This is the first top-level talk between the two neighbouring countries since the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh deteriorated in early May.