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World large enough for both India and China: Tharoor
Betwa Sharma
New York, Oct 19 (PTI) Describing the recent verbal spat
between China and India as "irritants," India's Minister of
State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said the two
countries shared a healthy relationship and minor issues
should not be "blown out of proportion".
"I think its important that everyone scale down a little
bit the temperature. It's not as if there is any substantive
reason for hostilities between our countries," Tharoor told
journalists in New York.
India and China exchanged verbal volleys earlier this
month over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to India's
northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing
considers a disputed region.
However Tharoor played down the controversy, saying the
fresh border skirmishes were "irritants" and relations between
the Asian neighbours should be viewed in a broader context.
"It is a relationship which has featured so much
development and trade that China is now our number one trading
partner in manufactured goods," Tharoor said.
He pointed out that as many as 7000 Indians were
studying in China and Indian companies like Infosys were
hiring Chinese workers to work for them in India.
"The world is large enough for both India and China to
fulfil the needs of their people and to be of service to
humanity," he said.
"If you look at the nuts and bolts of our daily
interaction on economics we have Indian companies that have
opened branches in Shanghai," he said.
Earlier this month, China protested to Singh's Arunachal
visit and also expressed displeasure at Tibetan spiritual
leader Dalai lama's scheduled visit to the state next month.
China's leading state-run newspapers, including People's
Daily, have published editorials slamming the Indian media for
the recent rise in tensions and for hyping border disputes.
Tharoor said he had a cordial exchange with the Deputy
Permanent Representative of China in the UN, Liu Zhenmin, on
the day such an editorial was published.
"I said this sort of thing should not be happening
between our countries," Tharoor noted, indicating that the
higher echelons of power on both sides did not want to see the
situation worsening.
"He (Zhenmin) went out of his way to be warm and
friendly and to say how much he appreciated my presence and
the relations with India and I made it a point to say that we
should put certain things behind us," the minister added.
Commenting on the Chinese objections to the PM's visit
to Arunachal, Tharoor said: "Arunachal Pradesh is an integral
part of the territory of India and any Indian citizen going to
Arunachal Pradesh is not the business of any third country".
PTI
New York, Oct 19 (PTI) Describing the recent verbal spat
between China and India as "irritants," India's Minister of
State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said the two
countries shared a healthy relationship and minor issues
should not be "blown out of proportion".
"I think its important that everyone scale down a little
bit the temperature. It's not as if there is any substantive
reason for hostilities between our countries," Tharoor told
journalists in New York.
India and China exchanged verbal volleys earlier this
month over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to India's
northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing
considers a disputed region.
However Tharoor played down the controversy, saying the
fresh border skirmishes were "irritants" and relations between
the Asian neighbours should be viewed in a broader context.
"It is a relationship which has featured so much
development and trade that China is now our number one trading
partner in manufactured goods," Tharoor said.
He pointed out that as many as 7000 Indians were
studying in China and Indian companies like Infosys were
hiring Chinese workers to work for them in India.
"The world is large enough for both India and China to
fulfil the needs of their people and to be of service to
humanity," he said.
"If you look at the nuts and bolts of our daily
interaction on economics we have Indian companies that have
opened branches in Shanghai," he said.
Earlier this month, China protested to Singh's Arunachal
visit and also expressed displeasure at Tibetan spiritual
leader Dalai lama's scheduled visit to the state next month.
China's leading state-run newspapers, including People's
Daily, have published editorials slamming the Indian media for
the recent rise in tensions and for hyping border disputes.
Tharoor said he had a cordial exchange with the Deputy
Permanent Representative of China in the UN, Liu Zhenmin, on
the day such an editorial was published.
"I said this sort of thing should not be happening
between our countries," Tharoor noted, indicating that the
higher echelons of power on both sides did not want to see the
situation worsening.
"He (Zhenmin) went out of his way to be warm and
friendly and to say how much he appreciated my presence and
the relations with India and I made it a point to say that we
should put certain things behind us," the minister added.
Commenting on the Chinese objections to the PM's visit
to Arunachal, Tharoor said: "Arunachal Pradesh is an integral
part of the territory of India and any Indian citizen going to
Arunachal Pradesh is not the business of any third country".
PTI
