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The leadership of both countries are in contact and
"the communication remains at all times," the Foreign
Secretary told reporters.

She said contrary to public perception, the situation
along the LAC has been "peaceful and tranquil".

To a question, she said no meeting has been planned
between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese
counterpart Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in
Pittsburgh next week.

On incursions, she also said there has been a media
"hype" and "intensification" of volume in reporting in the
media on the issue.

"But on the basis of ground realities, my appreciation
of the situation is that there is no significant increase in
incursions along the LAC on all borders with China," she said.

In his interview on CNN-IBN, Narayanan disagreed that
China was trying to put pressure saying "India of 2009 is not
(India) of 1962". He said both nations are keen to maintain
peace and tranquility on the borders. PTI