Jammu, July 10 -- 'We should not minimise the seriousness of Chinese encroachments because their perception is different.'

'Nor should we fall into the trap of accepting so-called 'buffer zones' in areas of overlapping claims. We cannot have buffer zones in our own territory,' asserts Ambassador Shyam Saran, a former foreign secretary.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi'sstatement to the all-party meetingon June 19 on the India-China border clash has created confusion about India's stand on the border and could seriously compromise our position in boundary talks.

The statement claimed that 'neither has anyone entered our territory, nor is anyone still there, nor are any of our posts under anyone's capture'.

Then why did serious clashes take...