Modi will be flexible, problematic: Chinese daily

"There are also so-called security concerns over Chinese investment, which has led to denials of major investment by telecom giant Huawei in the country."

At the same time, the article pointed out that Modi had taken a hard line towards China politically.

"The BJP has long held a hardline position towards China. Modi will no doubt inherit the party's stance. He will be tougher against Beijing and use border disputes, the Tibet question and the Dalai Lama to bargain with China," Hu said.

But Fu sounded more optimistic vis-a-vis Sino-Indian relations.

"The two countries have reached a border defence cooperation agreement (in October 2013) and both maintained that the disputes should be solved through negotiations," Fu said, adding that the border disputes could be controlled and would not threaten bilateral cooperation in other areas.