India, March 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking on the Lex Fridman podcast, emphasised strengthening the relations between India and China, saying that competition should not turn into conflicts and differences shouldn't be replaced by disputes.

PM Modi reiterated his stance on preferring dialogue over discord.

Fridman had asked the prime minister as to how his "friendship" with Chinese president Xi Jinping could be renewed to deescalate the tensions between New Delhi and Beijing.

PM Modi responded by saying that the relationship between India and China is not something new, noting that both the countries have ancient cultures and civilisations.

"If you look at historical records, for centuries, India and China have le...