India managing complexities in ties with China: Sitharaman

TIL Desk/National/Moscow/ India is managing the complexities in its relationship with China even as it seeks to make progress within the framework of a broader developmental partnership, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday.

Addressing the Seventh Moscow Conference on International Security in the Russian capital, Sitharaman also expressed concern over the resurgence of territorial disputes in the maritime domain in the region.

“We continue to manage the complexities in the India-China relationship even as we seek to make progress within the framework of a broader developmental partnership,” she said. Sitharaman, who is in Russia on a three-day visit, also met her Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the international security conference.

They are understood to have exchanged views on bilateral issues, particularly on the situation along the nearly 4,000 km-border between the two countries, official sources said. There was no official details about the meeting.

Sitharaman also expressed concern over the resurgence of territorial disputes in the maritime domain in the region. “Maritime territorial disputes are extremely complex. We need to ensure that such issues are managed effectively and solely through peaceful means,” she said.