Govt Does Not Share View That China Will Attack India: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday refuted views that China is planning to attack India and maintained that the policy of both the countries is to engage in dialogue on the border issues though there has not been much progress in recent times.

Singh assured the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that India's borders with China "by and large remain peaceful". "Our government does not share the view that China plans to attack India," Singh said.

The Prime Minister's response came after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav claimed in the House that he has information that China has made preparations to attack India and has marked out areas near the borders for this purpose. He said the attacks were imminent. Yadav maintained that the neighbouring country has also stopped flow of Brahmaputra river water to India.

The Prime Minister, however, maintained that he had assurance from the highest quarters that China has not stopped flow of Brahmaputra waters to India. Singh accepted that there were intrusions from China into areas which India considers to be a part of its territory. However, China differs from India's claim on this issue. "These matters are sorted out by the area commanders of the two countries," Singh said.

The Prime Minister stated that India has followed the policy of engaging in dialogue and good relations with China and underlined that the erstwhile NDA government had also continued with this policy.

India and China have been engaged in dialogue through its representatives on the border issue. Singh said both countries had made some progress in talks in 2005 and thereafter, but in recent times not much has been made.

In the 50s and 60s we had another prime minister who shared the views with our present PM, coining the slogan Hindi-Chini bhai bhai.
We all know what happened and J L Nehru died shortly thereafter, a saddened man.
Those who don't learn from history are forced to repeat it.
China is making inroads into Pakistan with the approval of the leaders of than country.
They too have forgotten the story of Frankenstein.
China is building all weather roads and railway lines along our northern border.
They are nt doing so for the benefit of the Tibetan people who they rate as 3rd class citizens.
They are making all these preparations to teach India another lesson.
While they do so, our politicians are just interested in minting money and playing vote bank politics and are PM tells us not to worry.
India, I weep for thee.
You too, if you have tears left weep now for once the Chinese invade you will not be able to weep.