Media hype could create problems with China: NSA

New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI) Seeking to downplay recent
incursions by Chinese Army along the Line of Actual Control,
India's National Security Advisor M K Narayanan Saturday
cautioned that media "hype" could lead to "unwarranted
incident or accident" that could create problems with the
neighbour.
He acknowledged that incursions were taking place but
said there was "hardly any increase" in these activities and
situation was not "alarming".
The NSA disagreed that China was trying to put pressure
saying "India of 2009 is not (India) of 1962" and said both
nations are keen to maintain peace and transquility at the
border.
"In terms of number of incursions, there has been hardly
any increase. Occasionally inroads are a little deeper than
what it might have been in the past. I don't think so that
there is anything alarming about it. I think we have a good
understanding about the whole issue," Narayanan told Karan
Thapar on his 'Devil's Advocate' programme on CNN-IBN.
"I really am unable to explain why there is being so
much media hype on this question," he said.
Asked if over reaction by media could create problems,
he replied in the affirmative and said,"I have been through
1962. I was aware of the problem then.... What we need to be
careful of is that we don't have an unwarranted incident or an
accident of some kind.
"That's what we are trying to avoid. But there is
always concern (that) if this thing (media hype) goes on like
this someone somewhere might lose his cool and something might
go wrong." PTI SAP
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