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India has made known to China its concerns over the
presence of Chinese companies in PoK and has put them under a
scanner to check whether the same firms were active in the
country as well.
The Indian leadership is understood to have been "quite
frank" and "hard-nosed" while raising these issues of concern
in intense discussions with their Chinese counterparts.
Citing the recently concluded 14th round of talks between
the Special Representatives on the boundary issue, Rao said,
"The absence of the solution to the question is not due to the
lack of effort but arises from the difficulty of the
question".
She maintained that the India-China boundary was the most
peaceful of all boundaries and both the countries have a "well
organised" set of measures to ensure peace and tranquillity on
the boundary.
"We are currently talking to each other on establishing
more such mechanisms," she said, adding leaders on both the
sides have shown maturity to understand the complexity of the
issue and to insulate it from affecting the broader
relationship.
Rao said India has not hesitated in stressing its
"genuine concerns" regarding some aspects of the
China-Pakistan relationship, particularly on China's role in
PoK, its J&K policy and security and nuclear ties with
Islamabad.
"The need for mutual sensitivity to each others concerns
cannot be denied," she said, adding "the issue of giving
stapled visas for Indian nationals from the state of Jammu and
Kashmir arises in a similar context."
Rao said India was "alert" to reports of China damming
cross-border rivers and has sought assurances from Beijing
that it will take no action to negatively affect the flow of
the rivers into India.
"China has assured us that the projects on the
Brahmaputra are run-of-the-river projects and are not meant
for storing or diverting water," she said. MORE PTI