Tianjin/New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- India and China today reaffirmed that they are development partners and not rivals, and that their differences should not turn into disputes, even as they stressed on the importance of maintaining peace and tranquility in the border areas.
In their second bilateral meeting in less than a year, Prime Minister Narendra Modiand Chinese President Xi Jinping today laid the groundwork for further opening up of their bilateral ties, including through working towards resolving the boundary question, and resuming direct flights.
Meeting in Tianjin, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Prime Minister Modi also emphasised on the two sides pursuing "strategic autonomy" and that their relation...