Prime Minister Narendra Modi did some straight talking about India's unease over aspects of China's foreign policy . He also pointed out that the source of terrorism for both India and China was the same, without naming any country . “I stressed the need for China to reconsider its approach on some of the issues that hold us back from realizing the full potential of our partnership. I suggested that China should take a strategic and long-term view of our relations,“ Modi said.
A visiting head of government laying down his country's interests in the Great Hall of the People is not an everyday occurrence. For many here, used to the gentle wording of international diplomacy , this came as a surprise. Modi took up the issue of terrorism while talking to students at the Tsinghua University in Beijing late in the afternoon. “We both face instability in “We both face instability in our shared neighbourhood that can threaten our security and slow down our economies,“ Modi said. “The spreading tide of extremism and terrorism is a threat we both face; for both, its source is in the same region,“ he added. At the joint press conference, Modi described his conversations with the Chinese leadership as “candid, constructive and friendly“.
“We covered all issues, including those that trouble smooth development of our relations,“ Modi said. The PM also indicated that bonding with India could be a better option for China instead of relying on the policies of countries that produce terrorism, sources said.
Chinese premier Li Keqiang was equally candid.“We do not deny there are some disagreements between us but there's a mechanism and sufficient political maturity to address these,“ he said.“We stand ready to work with India to bring China-India relations to new heights,“ he said. The two Himalayan neighbours need not even bother about Western countries trying to keep them apart, Li suggested without naming any country . “I suggested that China should take a strategic and long-term view of our relations. I found the Chinese leadership responsive,“ Modi said at the presser, well attended by Western and Russian media.He also expressed happiness about Chinese responses to India's concerns over the border issue.“I found sensitivity to our concerns on this issue; and, interest in further intensify ing confidence building measures. I also reiterated the importance of clarification of Line of Actual Control in this regard,“ he said.
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited on Thursday, was inspired by ancient Nalanda. “To me it appears from the architectural study of Nalanda that monastery (No 1) was the library from where the famous Chinese traveller Xuanzang (Hsuan Tsang) had copied the books and carried them to China,“ said former superintending archaeologist of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) (Patna Circle) Muhammad K K. “The Chinese traveller wanted to have the Wild Goose Pagoda modeled after Nalanda. It was this library that the invader Bakhtiyar Khilji had destroyed,“ Muhammad said. The Wild Goose Pagoda was built in 652 AD in recognition of monk Hsuan Tsang's 17-year journey to India and his efforts to popularize Buddhism in China.
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