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China figured in talks between Singh, Medvedev: Rao | Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the rise of China and the complexities surrounding ties with Beijing. While interacting with reporters on the Prime Minister's
Special Aircraft, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao revealed that both leaders "discussed
the relationship that we (India) are developing with China, and of course, the
complexities of this relationship." "The outstanding boundary question naturally
figured and efforts that are underway to seek a resolution to this issue and the
complicated nature of question as it exists today," she added. Both also talked
about the rise of China, but did not get into the details of Chinese incursions,
Rao said. China shares borders with both India and Russia, and India is extremely
concerned over Beijing's growing nexus with Pakistan. Earlier, the Sino-India
relationship had drawn world attention over the war of words that followed Chinese
incursions in Ladakh and the issue of paper visas to Kashmiris. Recently, authorities
in Kashmir stopped work on a mountainous road near the border with China after
objections were raised by the Chinese army, an official said, underlining a festering
row over the border. The eight-kilometer-long road was being built in the remote
Demchok area of Buddhist-dominated Ladakh area near the Line of Actual Control
(LAC), a military line that divides Indian Kashmir and the part held by China.
Tensions have risen between the two countries in the last few months over reports
in the Indian media about border intrusions by the Chinese army. The visit by
the Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh, which China considers to be south Tibet,
has added to the mistrust between the neighbours. The Asian giants still claim
vast swathes of each other''s territory along their 3,500 kilometres (2,173 miles)
long Himalayan border, which has remained largely peaceful since a border war
in 1962. Russia is also concerned over the rising Chinese influence in the Central
Asian States and the changing demographic pattern in its northeastern part. |
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