Taiwan issue: India calls for restraint, de-escalation of tensions

India

oi-Prakash KL

New
Delhi,
Aug
12:
In
its
first
reaction
on
the
Taiwan
crisis,
India
on
Friday
said
it
is
concerned
over
the
developments
and
called
for
avoiding
unilateral
action
to
change
the
status
quo
in
the
region.

India
also
pitched
for
exercising
restraint
and
underlined
the
need
for
efforts
to
maintain
peace
and
stability
in
the
region.

“Like
many
other
countries,
India
too
is
concerned
at
recent
developments,”
External
Affairs
Ministry
spokesperson
Arindam
Bagchi
said
at
a
media
briefing.

“We
urge
the
exercise
of
restraint,
avoidance
of
unilateral
actions
to
change
status
quo,
de-escalation
of
tensions
and
efforts
to
maintain
peace
and
stability
in
the
region,”
he
said.

At
UN,
China
delays
India,
US
bid
to
sanction
terrorist
behind
Kandahar
hijacking

After
US
House
Speaker
Nancy
Policy
paid
to
visit
Taiwan
against
China’s
wishes,
Beijing
started
holding
large-scale
military
exercises
while
threatening
to
take
over
the
self-ruled
island.

After
more
than
a
week-long
training
near
Taiwan,
China
on
Wednesday
announced
that
it
has
concluded
its
military
drills,
simulating
an
attack
on
the
self-ruled
island.