Exclusive! 'By 2012, we brought China boundary row to point of solution'

July 20, 2015 14:28

"Now it is really a question of whether both political leaderships wish to do it now. It is a big thing to do because it means that we have to change the way we learnt to draw the map of India in our schools because you will never get hundred percent of what you want from a settlement."

"The Chinese also have to learn to change the way they learnt to draw the map of China in their schools. A settlement will mean give and take. It will mean adjustments."

A sensational interview on India-China relations, with the man most qualified to answer. Shiv Shankar Menon -- India's former ambassador to China, former foreign secretary and former national security adviser -- speaks to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com. Read

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