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We should move quickly to resolve our boundaryissue: PM tells China

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PTIPrime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting in Beijing onWednesday.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday outlined a new vision for the future of ties with

China, detailing "seven practical principles of engagement" that called for greater sensitivity to coreissues such as the boundary question and trans-border rivers.

"We were not destined to be rivals, and we should show determination to become partners," Dr.

Singh said in a speech at the Communist Party Central Committee's Party School.

Dr. Singh in his speech highlighted India's specific concerns over the boundary issue - particularly in

the wake of April's three-week face-off following a Chinese incursion in Depsang, Ladakh - and on

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the management of trans-boundary rivers, such as the Brahmaputra, as two key areas that would

determine the future course of relations.

Peace and tranquility in border areas was "a cornerstone" of the relationship, Dr. Singh said, adding

that "We should do nothing to disturb that" and "at the same time should move quickly to resolve our

boundary issue".

Dr. Singh also called for increased consultation "on complex issues such as trans-border rivers and

trade imbalance".

The five other "principles of engagement" outlined by the Prime Minister were: greater sensitivity to

each other's core concerns; "a spirit of transparency" to eliminate misunderstandings on issues

concerning the region and periphery; greater policy coordination on global matters to increase

strategic trust; taking forward economic ties; and widening people-to-people contact.

At the same time, Dr. Singh made clear that unresolved "concerns on both sides - whether it is

incidents in the border region, trans-border rivers or trade imbalances" could become "impediments

to the full exploitation of the opportunities for bilateral and multilateral cooperation between India

and China".

In an apparent reference to Chinese anxieties about India's relations with the United States, Dr.

Singh said, "Our strategic partnerships with other countries are defined by our own economic

interests, needs and aspirations. They are not directed against China or anyone else."

India, he said, "expect[ed] a similar approach from China", obliquely referring to New Delhi's

concerns over Beijing's ties with Pakistan. During Wednesday's talks with the Chinese leadership, Dr.

Singh reiterated India's concerns over Chinese investments in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

In his speech, Dr. Singh highlighted "terrorism, extremism and radicalism emanating from ourneighbourhood" as affecting "both of us directly and can create instability across Asia."

The Prime Minister also described maritime security in the Pacific and Indian Oceans as essential to

India's energy security, and said it was in India's interest to see an "inclusive and rule-based security

architecture" in Asia.

"India welcomes China's emergence," Dr. Singh said. "Frankly, old theories of alliances and

containment are no longer relevant."

"India and China cannot be contained and our recent history is testimony to this," he added. "Nor

should we seek to contain others."