Indian PM says that Govt does not share view that China will attack India

Govt does not share view that China will attack India: PM

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav claimed in the House that he has information that China has made preparations to attack India and has marked out areas near the borders for this purpose. He said the attacks were imminent. Mr. Yadav maintained that the neighbouring country has also stopped flow of Brahmaputra river water to India.

Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday refuted views that China is planning to attack India and maintained that the policy of both the countries is to engage in dialogue on the border issues though there has not been much progress in recent times. “These matters are sorted out by the area commanders of the two countries,” Dr. Singh said.

He was replying to a question on reports that the Chinese were creating a resupply port in Seychelles near the Indian Ocean island nation for navy ships taking part in anti-piracy operations off Africa. Beijing has rejected the reports that this would end up in a military base.

Singh assured the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that India's borders with China "by and large remain peaceful". "Our government does not share the view that China plans to attack India," Singh said.

The Prime Minister, however, maintained that he had assurance from the highest quarters that China has not stopped flow of Brahmaputra waters to India.

Singh accepted that there were intrusions from China into areas which India considers to be a part of its territory. However, China differs from India's claim on this issue.

The Prime Minister stated that India has followed the policy of engaging in dialogue and good relations with China and underlined that the erstwhile NDA government had also continued with this policy.

Dr. Singh said both countries had made some progress in talks in 2005 and thereafter, but in recent times not much has been made.

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