India, China trying to rebuild ties: EAM Jaishankar

India and China are trying to rebuild the ties damaged by the Galwan Valley clashes of 2020 as a tense relationship will not serve either side, External AffairsExternal AffairsExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. In an interactive session hosted by the leading think-tank Asia Society, Jaishankar said there could be differences between India and China in the foreseeable future as well but they shouldn't become disputes.

Referring to the Galwan Valley clashes, the external affairs minister said what happened in 2020 was "actually very traumatic for the relationship".

"It wasn't just the bloodshed, it was the disregard of written agreements...The departure from the terms of what was agreed to was very sharp and very substantial," he said at the session moderated by Kyung-wha Kang, President and CEO of the Asia Society and a former foreign minister of South Korea.