<span style="color: #222222;">India's Ambassador to China Vikram Misri has said that the tendency to sweep the situation at the border under the carpet and characterize it as just a minor issue and a matter of perspective is inadvisable. He said, it can only take the two countries further away from a sustained solution to present difficulties and deeper into an unfulfilling stalemate. The top Indian envoy said, it would tantamount to running away from the problem and in a direction opposite to that where the promise of our closer development partnership lies. Ambassador Misri was speaking at an online event between Indian thinktank – Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) and Chinese thinktank – Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) which was also addressed by Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, among others.<br />'' <br />'' Mr Misri said both India and China agree that they should stick to the consensus between the top leaders of the two countries. However, he pointed out that equally significant consensus has been reached between the two leaders in the past as well, on the importance of maintaining peace and tranquility, and it is important to stick to that consensus as well. He further said that the impact on public opinion has been particularly strong due to the violation of peace and tranquility at the LAC.<br />'' <br />'' In a multipolar world, no country can set the agenda by itself without prior agreement and consultation, and then expect everyone else to come on board. No single country can expect a discussion to focus only on issues of its own interest while ignoring those raised or reflected by others. And no country should imagine that it has sole control over the narrative about a relationship or its actual course, he said. The sooner this is understood, the sooner we can move towards a real and reformed multilateralism. He also reminded that, in every domain – multilateral, plurilateral or bilateral, words need to be backed up by actions.</span><br />''  <br />