New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's day-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, including the border at Nathu-La on Saturday had an unexpected bonus - an exchange with Chinese soldiers, a video of which was widely shared on social media.
The video, tweeted by the Defence Minister's official Twitter handle this morning, shows Ms Sitharaman chatting with Chinese soldiers at the border at Nathu-La in Sikkim. In the short clip, the Defence Minister is seen greeting troops with her hands folded in a "namaste."
"Namaste! You know what 'namaste' is?" she asks a Chinese soldier who is acting as a translator.
"What would you say in Chinese?" asks the minister.
One by one, the Chinese soldiers present greet the minister with enthusiastic "namastes" and "ni haos".
In mid-June, Indian soldiers had crossed the Sikkim border to stop the construction of a Chinese road near the "Chicken's Neck" -- a thin strip that links India to its northeastern states. A face-off followed at Doklam plateau, with soldiers from both sides staring down at each other standing just 150 m apart.
After nearly 70 days, the conflict, described as the worst in decades, subsided with both countries accepting that they were withdrawing their troops.
Since being posted to Twitter this morning, the video has already been 'liked' over 5,200 times and retweeted over 3,000 times.
Earlier, Ms Sitharaman posted a photo showing her smiling and waving at Chinese troops across the border. "Acknowledged a row of Chinese soldiers from across the fence who were taking pictures on my reaching Nathu La," the accompanying tweet read.
The video, tweeted by the Defence Minister's official Twitter handle this morning, shows Ms Sitharaman chatting with Chinese soldiers at the border at Nathu-La in Sikkim. In the short clip, the Defence Minister is seen greeting troops with her hands folded in a "namaste."
"Namaste! You know what 'namaste' is?" she asks a Chinese soldier who is acting as a translator.
"What would you say in Chinese?" asks the minister.
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One by one, the Chinese soldiers present greet the minister with enthusiastic "namastes" and "ni haos".
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In mid-June, Indian soldiers had crossed the Sikkim border to stop the construction of a Chinese road near the "Chicken's Neck" -- a thin strip that links India to its northeastern states. A face-off followed at Doklam plateau, with soldiers from both sides staring down at each other standing just 150 m apart.
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After nearly 70 days, the conflict, described as the worst in decades, subsided with both countries accepting that they were withdrawing their troops.
Since being posted to Twitter this morning, the video has already been 'liked' over 5,200 times and retweeted over 3,000 times.
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Earlier, Ms Sitharaman posted a photo showing her smiling and waving at Chinese troops across the border. "Acknowledged a row of Chinese soldiers from across the fence who were taking pictures on my reaching Nathu La," the accompanying tweet read.
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