Chandigarh (Punjab), June 6 -- : While not advocating war, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged the Centre to take a tough stand on the continuing border stand-off with China if the neighbouring country was not responding to diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue.

"As sovereign nations, both countries should find a diplomatic solution to the problem. India does not want war but we will not accept bullying by China. We want peace, but they cannot push us around. The Chinese had to be pushed back, out of the Indian territory," a press statement quoted Singh as saying in response to questions during his video press conference.

"The problem needs to be resolved through negotiations and diplomacy, but we cannot turn o...