'Stay neutral in Sino-US rivalry to resolve border issue'
June 22, 2014 17:51
India should remain neutral in the China-US rivalry in order to develop a political understanding with Beijing to resolve contentious issues like the border dispute, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said today.
"In my opinion border cannot be discussed with China in meaningful way unless you have a political understanding with it. That is the nature of China," Swamy, who is here to participate in the World Peace Conference organised by China's Tsinghua University, told PTI.
"They had a political understanding with Russia, they settled what was considered as irreconcilable," he said. "Border is not a problem if you have a political understanding with China regarding our standing in the dispute between the two," he said.
China says it has settled border disputes with 12 of its 14 neighbours except with India and Bhutan. Swamy said India remained neutral during China's dispute with Russia.
"In my opinion border cannot be discussed with China in meaningful way unless you have a political understanding with it. That is the nature of China," Swamy, who is here to participate in the World Peace Conference organised by China's Tsinghua University, told PTI.
"They had a political understanding with Russia, they settled what was considered as irreconcilable," he said. "Border is not a problem if you have a political understanding with China regarding our standing in the dispute between the two," he said.
China says it has settled border disputes with 12 of its 14 neighbours except with India and Bhutan. Swamy said India remained neutral during China's dispute with Russia.
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