"3 Mutuals": Foreign Secretary Lists What's Must For India-China Ties
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Harsh Vardhan Shringla said as a neighbour of Afghanistan, India is naturally concerned about recent changes and their implications for the region
India has made it clear to China that peace and tranquillity in border areas are essential for the development of bilateral ties and that it can only be based on ''three mutuals'' -- mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interests, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said today.
He said as an immediate neighbour of Afghanistan, India is naturally concerned about the recent changes in that country and their implications for the region and that India's friendship with Afghan people will continue to guide its approach in the future.
In an address at the sixth J P Morgan ''India Investor Summit'', Mr Shringla said the situation in India's neighbourhood, particularly in Afghanistan, and with China on the eastern borders reminds us that while the new realities are making themselves felt, traditional security challenges remain.
Talking about "megatrends", he listed the phenomenon of rebalancing in which global activity is moving towards Asia, the rise of China and the pressure on the international systems among others.
