Rajnath calls for 'permanent solution'

■ India defence minister urges bridging trust deficit post-2020 border standoff ■ India-China talks to focus on disengagement, de-escalation, border management ■ India and China have fought war on disputed Himalayan border

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Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told his Chinese counterpart that the two countries should seek a “permanent solution” to their decades-old border dispute, in a new push for a conclusive outcome.

Singh met China's Dong Jun on the sidelines of the meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Qingdao Thursday and stressed on solving issues between the countries through a structured roadmap, India's defence ministry said in a statement Friday.

"Singh also stressed on border management and to have a permanent solution of border demarcation by rejuvenating the established mechanism on the issue," the statement said, referring to the border talks process between the Asian giants.