Border issue with China will take time to resolve: PM

"Working together with the Chinese leadership, my attempt has been to create a forward looking agenda for our bilateral relations. There has been tremendous increase in our economic exchanges as both India and China themselves have grown and prospered," Singh said.



"We have also managed our differences and have kept our border region tranquil. At the same time, we have not allowed our differences to come in the way of expanding our cooperation in diverse areas."

"Stability and predictability in our relations has proved invaluable as both India and China address their internal priorities, particularly growth and development of 2.5 billion people," he added.

Singh noted that his last visit to China five years ago came before the onset of the financial crisis and the global economic meltdown. Today, despite the fragile global economic situation, India and China continue to grow.

"I have already had useful meetings with President Xi and Premier Li earlier this year," he said.

On the prospects of Border Defence Cooperation between China and India and the border talks between special representatives of the two countries, the prime minister said the border issue between India and China is complex and sensitive and the two countries have established the special representatives mechanism to find a political solution to the issue.