'India sees China as de facto competitor'

November 10, 2011 17:00

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.

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