India not paranoid over China: Antony

ANTONY

New Delhi, May 12 (PTI) Making it clear that India is not
paranoid over China, Defence Minister of India A K Antony on
Wednesday said that Sino-Indian bilateral relations were
improving and getting better, despite the border dispute.
"Nothing like that," was Antony's response to reporters'
queries if the government was paranoid over China and if there
was any problem or bad feeling about Beijing.
The government has taken a conscious policy decision to
maintain "very cordial and friendly" relations with all the
neighbours, he said while interacting with the media after
inaugurating a conference of Defence Accounts Controllers
here.
"In this context, we are trying to improve our relations
with all our neighbouring countries and this includes China
also. All are reciprocating well," he said.
Noting that Sino-Indian border disputes still existed,
the Defence Minister said the two governments had evolved
mechanisms to talk about these disputes.
"Despite these disputes, our relations are improving
(with China) in all aspects. China is today our largest
trading partner. Our cultural relations are improving.
"Regarding my ministry, disputes are there, but military
relations are improving," he said citing the example of two
Sino-Indian army exercises held in the last three years and
the visit of Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar to China earlier
this year.
"Our relations with China is improving and it is
comparatively better and the border is peaceful," he said. PTI
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