India, March 27 -- 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 Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

In an interactive session hosted by 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 ...