A report on the China Daily says that India's repositioning of its national security strategy has led to the country "starting to treat China as a de facto competitor". 

"China has always adhered to the principle of 'peaceful rise'. But this has been misinterpreted by some countries as a 'rising threat'," the paper said. The response came a week after the Indian Ministry of Defense announced its biggest expansion package to date, a $13 billion military modernization plan.