Impossible to believe India, China cannot manage their ties

New Delhi, Nov 2 (PTI) Pushing for greater engagement
with China, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on
Tuesday said the two countries can manage their differences
and should work for it.
Menon admitted there were strong elements in the
relationship between India and China which had the potential
to create instability but said it was impossible to believe
that the two countries were unable to manage their ties.
"I personally do not think that the two countries with
3000-year-old tradition of statecraft cannot manage these
things. It is kind of impossible to believe. But, we have to
work over it," he said here.
Menon said it is clear that India has an "overriding and
strategic" interest in making the relationship with China grow
in a healthy manner.
"That is our primary responsibility. We want to transform
India first. So anything that comes in way of that we will try
and avoid," he said.
Noting that both the sides were sensitive to issues like
Tibet and Kashmir, Menon said the two countries recognised the
sensitivities and it was only a question of how skilled they
are in managing it. PTI SKU
HMI


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